OptConnect Announces Significant Financial Investment from Graham Partners

OptConnect, LLC (“OptConnect”) announced today that its high growth will be further accelerated by a significant financial investment from Graham Partners, a…

A millennial love letter to the self-checkout line

In discovering his personal affinity for self-checkout, this millennial's experience taught him that his generation is not alone in having this attachment.

Border control kiosks expand globally

December 11, 2017

Border authorities have embraced digital identification and biometric-based automation to simplify and accelerate border control processing, according to…

Hands-only CPR instruction kiosks installed at California airport

December 11, 2017

Three kiosks that instruct people on how to perform hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation have been installed at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana…

Aristocrat Technologies acquires promotional kiosk solution for gaming

December 8, 2017

Aristocrat Technologies has acquired the source code and hardware design for a promotional kiosk solution developed by Phi Gaming, LLC, according to a press…

Vuzix releases smart glasses application and video software

December 8, 2017

Vuzix Corp., a supplier of smart glasses and augmented reality technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has announced Vuzix Basics, a…

Partteam and OEMKiosks multi-functional kiosks help attendees at Portugal music festival

December 7, 2017

Partteam and OEMKiosks recently provided multi-functional kiosks at one of Portugal's biggest music festivals, NOS Alive, at the Passeio Marítimo de…

Florida International University installs wayfinding kiosks

December 7, 2017

Florida International University recently installed wayfinding kiosks at its MMC and BBC campuses to guide students through the buildings and inform them about…

Eatsa focusing on licensing self-serve restaurant technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Eatsa, both a restaurant and technology provider, faced a difficult choice in deciding the best way to revolutionize the fast casual dining experience. The…

Kiosks allow the homeless to connect to friends and family

December 6, 2017

A nonprofit organization called Miracle Messages has installed kiosks in front of men's and women's shelters in Boston to allow people to record messages for…

Malaysia airport kiosks verify out-of-country travel eligibility

December 6, 2017

Malaysia's immigration department has installed kiosks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to allow citizens to verify their eligibility to travel outside…

Bridgestone Arena tests self-order concessions kiosks

December 5, 2017

Self-order concessions kiosks have been installed at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, according to nhl.com. The kiosks save fans from standing in…

Texas utility learns customers payment kiosks were compromised

December 5, 2017

TIO Networks Corp. has informed the Brownsville, Texas public utilities board that customer information from bill payment kiosks at the BPUB administration…

Wow Bao introduces Eatsa self-serve technology to new Chicago store

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As the first licensee of Eatsa's self-service technology, Wow Bao's newest unit allows guests to pick up their orders from cubbies that alert them on the…

Disney sues Redbox over digital film code sales

December 4, 2017

Disney has sued Redbox for illegally selling Disney digital film codes to customers, according to World Intellectual Property Review. The suit, filed in U.S.

Linerless printer prints without adhesive residues

December 4, 2017

GeBE Elektronik und Feinwerktechnik GmbH have introduced the GeBE-Compact Plus Linerless printer, according to a press release.

Gift pickup kiosks debut in Central Arkansas

December 1, 2017

Gift pickup kiosks have been introduced to Central Arkansas just in time for the Christmas holiday season, according to arkansasmatters.com. The Anytime Valet…

Crystal Display Systems launches Android self-service tablet

December 1, 2017

Crystal Display Systems Ltd., a designer, distributor and value-added reseller of flat panel display solutions, has launched its N-series tablet. The…

Self-serve kiosks: A QSR growth opportunity in challenging times

Self-serve kiosks offer QSRs an opportunity to tap the hidden potential of real estate, an opportunity that an infographic, created by Diebold Nixdorf Kiosk…

Kiosk at Montana cemetery helps locate Vietnam War veterans

November 30, 2017

On Wednesday, Don Derby, a Vietnam War veteran, showed a group of veterans a kiosk to help people locate the names of veterans on Bozeman’s Vietnam Wall…