But first ... are you experienced?

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Carefully crafting the end-user's experience can mean the difference between failure and success for a kiosk deployment.

Global Display Solutions to present at SID 2005

April 17, 2005

BINGLEY WEST YORKS, England - Global Display Solutions Ltd., market leader in the design and manufacture of industrial displays, will be exhibiting at the…

Sharp, IBM announce 1-megabyte smart card

April 17, 2005

CAMAS, Wash. - Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas announced in a news release that Sharp Corporation and IBM have completed the porting of IBM's Java Card…

WebRaiser unveils self-service hair salon kiosk

April 17, 2005

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - VendiStyle, a new digital hair-styling system from WebRaiser Technologies and The HairStyler.com, was unveiled at the recent…

UTA purchases interest in Touch-n-Buy

April 17, 2005

MIAMI, Fla. - Touch-n-Buy, an interactive tabletop kiosk for selling a variety of prepaid products and services, has announced in a news release that Union…

WiseVillage selects MetalFX for enclosure manufacture

April 17, 2005

EDMONTON, Alberta - WiseVillage Inc., Canadian manufacturer of WiseNav spatial navigation software and WiseStation virtual business center kiosks, has chosen…

WebRaiser announces new product line

April 17, 2005

LAS VEGAS - WebRaiser Technologies, Inc. has announced a new and expanded product line at KioskCom.com 2005. With the release of new versions of its…

ActiveLight offering Mitsubishi projectors

April 14, 2005

uWink introduces touchscreen ordering for restaurants

April 14, 2005

LOS ANGELES - uWink, Inc. announced in a news release plans to market the uWink Ordering System, a touchscreen order-entry system for restaurants. The uWink…

FutureLogic promotes Micalizzi to vice president of sales and marketing

April 14, 2005

GLENDALE, Calif. - FutureLogic, Inc., a manufacturer of thermal printers for the gaming, parking, point-of-sale, medical and agricultural industries…

Swecoin announces new color kiosk printer with HP technology

April 14, 2005

MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - Swecoin US Inc., designer of small footprint thermal kiosk printer solutions, announced in a news release its new color kiosk…

CASE STUDY: WebRaiser fuels prepaid program

April 13, 2005

When POS Payment Systems needed a kiosk operating system for its ground-breaking prepaid credit card program, they turned to WebRaiser Technologies. In this…

Where the eyes meet the shelf

April 13, 2005

Some grocery stores still have little red boxes that stick out from their shelves with a light on top that invites shoppers to grab a coupon.

Help yourself to self-storage

April 13, 2005

Human beings are pack rats by nature. We accumulate things throughout the course of a life, usually taking in more than we discard.

Pour some Java into your kiosk

April 13, 2005

If you had an employee that you had to discipline once a month, you'd probably fire him or her. But what about your kiosk program that crashes that often? The…

Judging kiosks by their covers

April 13, 2005

With all the work that goes into making a kiosk application enticing - the bright display, perfectly designed interface and appealing attract loop - it is…

Just-in-time delivery

April 13, 2005

With warm weather in the air, one of the first things people do is fire up a barbeque grill. While purists stand by their charcoal, many consumers prefer the…

Turning shoppers into buyers

April 13, 2005

There are countless theories about every aspect of the retail game: floor plan layouts, the psychology of in-store music, cross-promotion of different sections…

Serving up new profits

April 13, 2005

Vending machines, when properly selected and maintained, can be one of the best uses a retailer can make of floor space.

Improving the customer experience

April 13, 2005

Kiosks are wonderful things, and they can do amazing things for a business. They can improve the quality of life for the user while improving the bottom line…