The self-service kiosk industry grows up

The kiosk industry has matured and increasingly is focusing on specific niches rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, industry insiders say.

Healthy vending kiosk co enrolling school franchises

June 11, 2014

San Diego-based vending franchisor Fresh Healthy Vending International has been adding schools to its franchise locations. Of the 72 location contracts secured…

Ukash partners with QIWI Brazil to sell online vouchers at card vending kiosks

June 11, 2014

Ukash, a London.-based provider of cash-based online payments, has formed a partnership with QIWI Brazil, part of the QIWI Group, which operates payment…

Omani market looking to deploy wayfinding kiosks, cash deposit machines

June 11, 2014

The Muttrah Souq (a souq is an open-air marketplace or bazaar) in Muscat in Oman is hoping to get an interactive wayfinding kiosk that will guide tourists and…

Thieves smashing UK railway kiosks for cash

June 11, 2014

A U.K gang has been targeting ticket machines at railway stations in Hertfordshire and London, reports Heart Hertfordshire. The attackers, using angle grinders…

Digital Screenmedia Association teams with Digital Signage Multimedia Alliance

June 10, 2014

The U.S.-based Digital Screenmedia Association and the Taiwan-based Digital Signage Multimedia Alliance today announced a partnership with the goal of…

Qatar cinema chain to premiere self-service ticket kiosks

June 9, 2014

The network of self-service machines belonging to Qatar-based international communications company Ooredoo will be dispensing cinema tickets for the Qatar…

VendScreen inks marketing agreement with nonprofit vending and micro-market co-op

June 9, 2014

VendScreen, a Portland, Oregon-based provider of touchscreen payment technology, has signed a marketing alliance with U.S. purchasing cooperative Unified…

Tecumseh, OK, set to deploy drive-by bill-payment kiosk

June 9, 2014

The city of Tecumseh, Oklahoma has approved the installation of a drive-by automated bill-payment kiosk at the back of City Hall, reports Countywide & Sun.

College classrooms restricting tech and other signs of the Apocalypse

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

Technology problems can be solved by turning away from “bring your own device” and toward purposed device deployment.

The art and science of successful kiosk design

by Frank Olea

The best kiosk design is both art and science, leveraging aesthetic design practices together with effective technologies.

SAP showcasing NFC smart vending machines in South Africa

June 7, 2014

Smart vending machine software is being showcased by SAP Africa at this year’s SAPHILA conference, to be held at Sun City, South Africa, June 9-11.

USA Technologies makes cashless connections to 250K self-service machines

June 7, 2014

USA Technologies announced that connections to its ePort Connect platform for cashless self-service transactions passed the 250,000 mark in its fourth fiscal…

Video walls, drive-thru kiosks hot menu items at NRA14

Digital signage video walls and touchscreen self-order drive-thru kiosks were among the technology highlights at this year's National Restaurant Association…

Brazil airport installs self-service check-in and NFC boarding with digital signage screens

June 6, 2014

The new terminal at Viracopos-Campinas International Airport, near São Paulo, Brazil is to be equipped with 53 self-check-in kiosks from IER, a French…

Advantech launches prototype based on Intel Reference Design for Intelligent Vending

June 5, 2014

Advantech, a developer of intelligent systems for industrial and retail applications, has launched what it says is the first prototype based on the new Intel…

Jail commisary kiosks to automate inmate accounts and vending in Ohio's Miami County

June 5, 2014

Two companies are bidding to provide commisary kiosk services for the county jail and a separate incarceration facility in Miami County, Ohio — Swanson’s…

Cash flow increased, wait times decreased with iPad-based health care kiosks

June 5, 2014

A new self-service patient kiosk developed by The Shams Group and MTS Healthcare promises to reduce wait time for patient check-in, new patient registration…

Information kiosks enroll at University of Mumbai

June 5, 2014

The University of Mumbai in Mumbai, India, is set to install five Internet kiosks to give students access to information that is posted on its website, DNA…

Scottish National Health Service checks-in hospital kiosks

Scotland's NHS inks £1 million in contracts for hospital kiosks, software and queue-management digital signage.