Redbox dominating DVD kiosk market

by Soheil Samimi — President, iMOZI

The DVD Kiosk business made significant headlines this week with the major announcements of redbox's acquisition of the NCR Blockbuster Express network of…

Boston using kiosks for new bike-share program

by Stephen Enfield — vp, POS Supply Solutions

Bike Sharing has been gaining popularity over the past few years as a convenient and green transit option. Locations have popped up all over the country…

Reverse ATMs taking on over-the-counter activities

I've just got back from the Middle East, where I've been chewing the fat with my good friend Robert Holt from MBME, based in Dubai.

College students serve themselves the Morning After Pill

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

If you've read the recent stories about kiosks that dispense marijuana and porn or collect taxes from German prostitutes, it should come as no surprise that…

How long does it take to roll out a kiosk system?

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

A kiosk project's timeline ranges anywhere from a few months to several years depending on the scope of the project – how large the project is, how complicated…

Braving the great outdoors Part 4: Where it can all go wrong

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

This will most likely be my last blog on outdoor kiosks for at least a little while until we get closer to our Baltimore City Inner Harbor Outdoor kiosk…

How receipts can enhance the user experience

by Adam Ortlieb — Associate Director, Marketing, Seiko Instruments

Retailers can use the receipt as a platform to improve the user experience while generating incremental revenue.

NRF 2012 = 0ptimistic, iAnything, tablets and mobility

by Stephen Enfield — vp, POS Supply Solutions

Optimistic, iAnything, Tablets and Mobility are the buzz words I would use to describe this year's NRF Annual Convention & EXPO in New York City. This was…

Expanding customer reach via vending kiosks

by Dean Sanders — Director, industry Sales, Zebra Technologies

Where can you find an iPad for sale in a clothing department store, or a portable DVD player for sale in an airport terminal? In product kiosks.

Braving the great outdoors: Part 3 Basic checklist for protecting your outdoor investment

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

s you may have already gathered from my previous blogs about outdoor kiosks, I'm a huge proponent of keeping kiosks simple but effective. This week, I wanted…

Is your kiosk following regulations?

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

Because kiosks are products available at public facilities, they are subject to various types of regulations and must meet federal standards. Not all of these…

Why you should be using bill acceptor cleaning cards

by Stephen Enfield — vp, POS Supply Solutions

For the last blog in my series on cleaning cards, I would like to talk about bill acceptor cleaning cards. Did you know that when a bill is rejected, it is…

Predicting 2012's top innovations

During these turbulent times, it's natural to feel nervous about taking risks. It's also worth noting that after every crash, correction or depression there is…

NFC kiosks in Japan have helped mobile payment adoption

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

I recently read several articles about the slow adoption of mobile and NFC payment in the U.S. including the following - Hold onto your wallets: Mobile…

Braving the Great Outdoors part 2: 2 key components of outdoor kiosk deployment

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

My last blog focused on the idea of using more conventional equipment to build an effective, yet somewhat affordable outdoor kiosk. In that blog, I spoke…

How to select a kiosk printer: Part 5

by Charles Levinski — Product Manager, Hengstler GmbH

Let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year for 2012! Now let's continue on with our selection of a kiosk printer.

Retailers could profit by selling movies via DVD Kiosks

by Soheil Samimi — President, iMOZI

With a few initiatives already under way in the last year from redbox and NCR Blockbuster Express, are sell-through DVD Kiosks a good idea?

Reliability and the total cost of ownership

by Adam Ortlieb — Associate Director, Marketing, Seiko Instruments

Maintaining a competitive cost structure is an obvious requirement in order to be able to offer an effective pricing model. On the other hand, by design…

Kiosks offer pawn shops recurring revenue opportunities

by Behshad Hastibakhsh — Director of Marketing, TIO Networks Corp

Technology-centric products and solutions that cater to the needs of financially underserved consumers have enjoyed recent growth, according to the Center for…

Kiosks go social

by Dean Sanders — Director, industry Sales, Zebra Technologies

With the proliferation of tablets and smart phones, people are now able to update their Facebook status, snap a photo and tweet it to followers, or see where…