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…

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.

Queue-management specialist Tensator names new CEO

March 3, 2015

Tensator Group has announced the appointment of Ben Gale as its new CEO, with aims to increase the company's focus on technology, such as its Virtual Assistant…

Building toys with 3D printing kiosks

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

From prosthetic limbs to organ replacement, the possibilities for 3-D printers seem endless, yet one area 3-D printing is about to explode is in the…

ACI, LD Systems partner on flexible kiosk payment solution

February 27, 2015

The strategic partnership will offer US consumers quick, easy and safe bill pay options at kiosks nationwide, the companies say.

New Jersey library serving up books via vending machine

February 26, 2015

The Trenton Free Public Library is taking some of its books to the people, and one of the ways it is dispensing them is via vending machine.

Detroit to get new cashless parking kiosks

February 26, 2015

The city of Detroit is getting ready to replace its parking kiosks, and the new program introduces some significant changes.

C3 Solution's latest dock scheduling system includes kiosk check-in screen

February 25, 2015

C3 Solutions announced the new release of its dock scheduling system C3 Reservations.

Road Runner Sports implements ClairVista's kiosk-friendly video chat system

February 25, 2015

ClairVista, provider of video chat customer service system Live Expert, announced that Road Runner Sports implemented Live Expert for live consultations on its…

Networld Media launches Interactive Customer Experience Association

February 25, 2015

Networld Media Group announced the launch of the Interactive Customer Experience Association, which will promote and accelerate the convergence of customer…