Digital signage ad and vending kiosk firm joins DPAA

March 18, 2015

The Digital Place Based Advertising Association announced today that Vengo has signed on as the latest company to join the Association.

In a large enterprise, employee devices can harbor thousands of unsafe apps

March 17, 2015

​Mobile enterprise environments are increasingly the target for embedded spyware, adware and backdoors, security provider says.

Solar charging kiosks established in Africa

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 17, 2015

Mobile solar kiosks are helping Rwandans not only charge their cell phones but also join in on a successful franchise.

Currency exchange kiosks to be installed in the UK

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 17, 2015

UK based entrepreneurs have created a kiosk called Fourex which can accept 150 different types of currency and convert it to U.S. dollars, sterling, or euros.

Interactive kiosks installed at California high school

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 17, 2015

Students at Hanford, California, high schools will soon be able to purchase school supplies and learn about school events through new interactive kiosks.

U-Vend signs multiyear licensing agreement with National Hockey League

March 16, 2015

The agreement includes usage of NHL team branded marks on U-Vend Inc.’s "Pucks Premium Ice Cream."

Are water kiosks the solution to limited clean water access?

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

“In Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year walking for water. Women and children usually bear the burden of water collection, walking miles to…

Is self-service the future of banking?

by David Little — Director of Marketing, Keywest Technology

With the trend toward consumers now banking online, on their phone and at the ATM, are there digital signs of life left in the bank branch?

Internet provider invests in telemedicine kiosk company

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 12, 2015

HealthSpot’s business model is based on connecting patients with doctors through telepresence kiosks. Essentially, the doctor appears on a screen and the…

Commercial building owners should take tech cues from airlines

In many respects, office buildings are at the same technological crossroads airports were at years ago, when the only way to get to their gate involved waiting…

AOPEN, Google partnering on digital signage products

March 11, 2015

New commercial-grade devices are making an entry into the digital signage, POS and kiosk markets made by AOPEN and based on Google's Chrome OS platform, AOPEN…

Legal marijuana and virtual currency: natural allies in search of growth?

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Automatic Merchandiser

One virtual currency ATM operator, Ann Arbor, Michigan-based Bitcoin Brands Inc., has found medical marijuana dispensaries among the most receptive retail…

Christie rolls out digital signage ad network to first 200 movie theater lobbies

March 10, 2015

Christie's ad-based digital signage network provides revenue generation and customer engagement in theater lobbies across the U.S.

KioWare releases new security tool for Android users

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 10, 2015

Analytical Design Solutions Inc. has released KioWare 3.5, which will allow Android users to set up custom security settings on their smart phones, tablets and…

Dutch airport kiosks allow users to check in their own luggage

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 10, 2015

Eindhoven Airport, one of the largest airports in the Netherlands, has recently introduced kiosks known as Scan&Fly which allow customers to check in their own…

RedyRef Interactive Kiosks deploys first wave of QR Code enhanced Wayfinding kiosk software at St David’s Hospital in Austin, Texas

RedyRef, a turn-key self-service kiosk solution provider announced that they have launched the enGAGE™ line of standard kiosks features over a dozen different…

Merchandising for the Connected Consumer

by Ron Bowers — SVP Business Development, Frank Mayer & Associates

Who is the Connected Consumer? With a constant connection to the web and social media via a smart mobile device, the connected consumer is an informed shopper…

Digitals signage enables virtual soccer jerseys at Brazil's Museu do Futbol

March 6, 2015

Museum has deployed two Kinect-based augmented-reality digital signage installations for museum visitors to try on virtual soccer jerseys, according to project…

Apple Pay and interactive kiosks

by Frank Olea

The next wave of major innovation to self-service kiosk solutions is the integration of mobile payment solutions, such as Apple Pay.

Thailand utilizes kiosks for ASEAN Economic Community

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

March 3, 2015

According to the AEC’s website, its goal is to establish economic integration and development among the member nations of the ASEAN.