Hospital vending machines get healthy makeover

June 17, 2014

Vending machines at Indiana, Illinois and Michigan hospitals belonging to the Mishawaka, Indiana-based Franciscan Alliance are getting a healthy makeover, an…

Telehealth console serves homeless men

June 17, 2014

Talbert House in Cincinnati, Ohio, a non-profit provider of transitional housing for homeless men and veterans, is providing live video doctor visits for its…

Reverse vending machines give Air Miles for recyclables

June 17, 2014

Schools in Muscat, Oman are to receive reverse vending machines (RVMs), according to the Oman Daily Observer.

Interactive digital signage kiosk screens hitting electronic music festival circuit

June 16, 2014

Chicago-based SFX Entertainment, a producer of live events and digital entertainment content for the electronic music industry, has partnered with…

Oslo Airport sets up self-service wayfinding kiosks

June 16, 2014

Oslo Airport has set up six new self-service information kiosks to make it easier for travellers to find the information they need at Norway’s main airport.

Pennsylvanian launches healthy vending kiosk business

June 16, 2014

Becky Fullmer, a resident of Annville, Pennsylvania, has started a healthy vending machine business, reports the Lebanon Daily News. She currently has five…

Security risks for medical kiosks?

June 12, 2014

Medical kiosks that connect patients with remote doctors pose unforeseen security and privacy risks, warns an article in Healthcare IT News.

Motorola upgrades mobile personal shopping device

June 12, 2014

Motorola has launched the fifth generation of its MC18 Personal Shopping device, which enables shoppers to scan items in a store and receive offers. Once they…

Latest KioWare for Android update enhances tablet-based digital signage kiosks

June 12, 2014

York, Pennsylvania-based Analytical Design Solutions has released Version 3.2.0 of its kiosk software KioWare for Android. The release is for the Kioware Lite…

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.