Singapore vending machine feeds bookworms

June 6, 2016

Singapore bookstore BooksActually is deploying book-vending kiosks around the city-state. According to a report by Mashable, the kiosks hold up to 150 books…

Childhood obesity task force shines light on unhealthy vending choices

June 3, 2016

A Maryland state task force has released a report on ways to reduce childhood obesity. The report recommends limiting unhealthy snacks and sodas at vending…

Kiosks win big at ICX Association awards ceremony

Kiosk deployments won big at this year's ICX Association's Elevate Awards 2016, honoring businesses on the cutting edge of customer experience technology.

Springfield brightens up the town with kiosks

June 2, 2016

Springfield, Ohio, is planning to help out visitors with new informational kiosks. The kiosks, deployed by the Greater Springfield Convention and Visitor's…

Remote kiosk management best practices

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

A routine remote update for a Kansas City smart kiosk led to users being able to access the desktop and play Solitaire. The kiosk managers got lucky this time…

Kiosks to provide a lifeline for child abuse victims in India

June 1, 2016

Childline, an India-based aid organization, has announced plans to deploy kiosks that victims of child abuse can use to report an incident and seek help. The…

Tablet enclosure offers OEM device integration

June 1, 2016

Kiosk company ImageHolders has announced that its Shell-plus tablet kiosk enclosure range now supports of a variety of integrated original equipment…

Two-sided lockers empower automated restaurants

June 1, 2016

Apex Supply Chain Technologies has announced the launch of AnyWhere self-serve lockers that restaurants can use to fulfill customers' carryout orders. The…

McDonald's kiosks no threat to jobs, CEO says

May 31, 2016

McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook recently said that the company's self-ordering kiosks are unlikely to cut jobs and are "not meant as a labor…

Water park lets visitors skip lines with wearable kiosk solution

May 31, 2016

Schlitterbahn Waterpark in New Braunfels, Texas, has entered a five-year agreement with Accesso Technology Group PLC for Qband, a wearable virtual queuing…

Target empowers self-service wellness

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

Target has launched new wellness centers that enable customers to manage their health on their own smartphones or through various self-service devices. It is…

Colorado legislature approves vehicle registration kiosks

May 27, 2016

The Colorado legislature recently approved a law that will allow users to renew their vehicle registration via kiosks. Arapahoe County plans to deploy kiosks…

Digital marketing spend to jump big by 2020

May 27, 2016

A new Juniper Research study predicts spend on digital retail marketing will double by 2020, hitting $362 billion. Spend hit $174 billion last year, according…

New report examines Asia Pacific kiosk market

May 26, 2016

Research and Markets has announced the release of a new report on the kiosk market in the Asia Pacific region, "Asia Pacific Kiosk Market (2016–2022)."

Star Micronics to showcase tablet POS solutions in Dubai

May 26, 2016

Star Micronics plans to display its solutions for traditional and tablet point-of-sale systems during the Retail Show Middle East 2016 at the Dubai…

Why restaurant ordering kiosks won't replace employees

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator

As QSR giants begin to deploy order-taking kiosks, some people are asking whether the devices will replace employees. With questions like this, it's important…

Vending machine dispenses short stories

May 25, 2016

Visitors at Café Zoetrope on San Francisco's North Beach can now pass their time with a short story straight from a vending machine. The Short Edition…

PayPal enables EMV kiosk payments

May 25, 2016

Kiosk company Bouncepad has announced that it has extended its partnership with PayPal from the U.K. to the U.S. The partnership will enable businesses to…

MoneyGram waives fees for donations to Canadian wildfire relief

May 25, 2016

Money transfer company MoneyGram has announced that it will waive fees for all donations given to help support Red Cross wildfire relief efforts in Canada.

Source Technologies, Founders FCU team to streamline member service

May 25, 2016

Source Technologies, a provider of integrated solutions for managing financial transactions, and Founders Federal Credit Union, a Fort Mill, South…