5 ways colleges and universities can implement kiosks and digital signage on campus

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

Colleges and universities can implement digital kiosks and signage for information sharing, bill payment, wayfinding, banner ID printing and check-in.

Meridian partners with Samsung SDS America on DOOH signage solutions

November 19, 2018

Kiosk and digital signage provider Meridian is teaming up with Samsung SDA America, a software and IT services company, to develop digital out-of-home signage…

Kiosk aims to spur product, invention, business sharing

November 19, 2018

A remote kiosk is being tapped to help inventors and entrepreneurs share product and business ideas in Minnesota's Calumet community.

Frank Mayer teams with ADUSA on cannabis kiosk

November 16, 2018

Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc., in collaboration with ADUSA Inc., has designed a kiosk aimed at helping cannabis dispensary operators.

Maysteel expands production in Mexico

November 16, 2018

Maysteel Industries LLC, which makes sheet metal enclosures, kiosks, cabinets and server racks, has opened a 35,000-square-foot production facility in Mexico…

Gemalto sets January release for cloud-based document authentication reader

November 15, 2018

Gemalto plans to offer a more intelligent version of its new AT10K document reader which is used by government, airlines, hotels, banks and other private…

Elo recognizes Taco Bell for deploying kiosk technology in nationwide rollout

November 15, 2018

Apple's automatic sleep feature raises concern for some kiosk users

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

An automatic sleep feature in Apple's recently released iOS 12 has caused issues for some users, including those with iPads running kiosk software.

Yum China launches digital ordering kiosk, face recognition payment at KFC

November 14, 2018

Yum China Holdings Inc. has introduced AI-powered digital self-service kiosks at KFC stores in China and also has extended the use of Smile to Pay facial…

Partech unveils web-based safety monitoring for temperature, power loss

November 14, 2018

Partech Inc., a provider of point-of-sale and workforce efficiency technologies for retail and restaurants, has released PAR IoT, a cloud-based system that…

Effective Employee Retention Strategies Use HR Self-Service

HR kiosks may not be able to help you put together competitive salary packages, but they can definitely help with employee engagement and satisfaction.

Top 5 Reasons Why Distributors Are Stuck in the 80’s

If you talk to today’s distributors, then you will soon realize that most of them are stuck in the 80s when it comes to how they operate. However, as Bob Dylan…

Streamlining Your Returns Process Pays Dividends

Online shopping is booming. Returns are not.

Don’t Ghost Your Customers When it Comes to Their BOPIS Experience

According to Acceo Tender Retail, omnichannel retailing is the fastest growing sector where customers can choose and buy an item online and then pick it up…

CPR training kiosks as good as classroom learning, research reveals

November 13, 2018

A five-minute, kiosk-based CPR training program is as valuable a teaching tool as a 30-minute facilitator-led training session, according to research from the…

The Venders unveils vending machine with patent-pending conveyor system

November 13, 2018

The Venders, a provider of automated retailing systems, has unveiled Ollie, its patent-pending conveyor system that allows a machine to vend a wide variety of…

ADA compliant screen readers? Garbage-in, garbage-out...

by Ben Wheeler — President, KioskGUY.COM

The content in the coding of the software application must be compatible with the screen reader to be compliant with federal disability access rules.

Epson, Atris roll out printers, teller devices at Alabama bank branches

November 12, 2018

Epson America Inc. and Atris Technology, a developer of financial automation software, have completed their deployment of 250 Epson OmniLink TM-27OII-DT…

Diebold Nixdorf initiates squeeze-out of German subsidiary

November 12, 2018

Diebold Nixdorf has launched the formal process to merge the company's German subsidiary, Diebold Nixdorf AG, with and into Diebold Nixdorf Holding Germany…

Grasshopper Kiosks to introduce new suite for cannabis industry

November 9, 2018

Grasshopper Kiosks will unveil its next-generation Grasshopper Automated Retail Suite at the MJBizCon convention in Las Vegas, Nov. 14–16, according to a…