Whole Foods adds Amazon lockers in Southern California

December 12, 2017

Whole Foods has added Amazon Lockers to multiple stores throughout Southern California, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

New York hospital teams with Walgreens on telemedicine kiosks

December 12, 2017

NewYork-Presbyterian and Walgreens are collaborating to bring convenience through new telemedicine services, now available through Walgreens digital properties…

A millennial love letter to the self-checkout line

In discovering his personal affinity for self-checkout, this millennial's experience taught him that his generation is not alone in having this attachment.

Vuzix releases smart glasses application and video software

December 8, 2017

Vuzix Corp., a supplier of smart glasses and augmented reality technologies and products for the consumer and enterprise markets, has announced Vuzix Basics, a…

Partteam and OEMKiosks multi-functional kiosks help attendees at Portugal music festival

December 7, 2017

Partteam and OEMKiosks recently provided multi-functional kiosks at one of Portugal's biggest music festivals, NOS Alive, at the Passeio Marítimo de…

Florida International University installs wayfinding kiosks

December 7, 2017

Florida International University recently installed wayfinding kiosks at its MMC and BBC campuses to guide students through the buildings and inform them about…

Eatsa focusing on licensing self-serve restaurant technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Eatsa, both a restaurant and technology provider, faced a difficult choice in deciding the best way to revolutionize the fast casual dining experience. The…

Kiosks allow the homeless to connect to friends and family

December 6, 2017

A nonprofit organization called Miracle Messages has installed kiosks in front of men's and women's shelters in Boston to allow people to record messages for…

Bridgestone Arena tests self-order concessions kiosks

December 5, 2017

Self-order concessions kiosks have been installed at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, according to nhl.com. The kiosks save fans from standing in…

Texas utility learns customers payment kiosks were compromised

December 5, 2017

TIO Networks Corp. has informed the Brownsville, Texas public utilities board that customer information from bill payment kiosks at the BPUB administration…

Wow Bao introduces Eatsa self-serve technology to new Chicago store

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As the first licensee of Eatsa's self-service technology, Wow Bao's newest unit allows guests to pick up their orders from cubbies that alert them on the…

Gift pickup kiosks debut in Central Arkansas

December 1, 2017

Gift pickup kiosks have been introduced to Central Arkansas just in time for the Christmas holiday season, according to arkansasmatters.com. The Anytime Valet…

Self-serve kiosks: A QSR growth opportunity in challenging times

Self-serve kiosks offer QSRs an opportunity to tap the hidden potential of real estate, an opportunity that an infographic, created by Diebold Nixdorf Kiosk…

Telemedicine kiosk provides language translation

November 29, 2017

A community center in South Salt Lake, Utah, has a telemedicine kiosk that offers translation in 250 languages, according to technical.ly. Globo, a language…

Eatsa closing 5 units, selling tech platform to other brands

November 27, 2017

Eatsa announced last week that it's closing five of seven of its locations, saying on its website that because of its "eagerness to get the Eatsa experience in…

Top 10 ways college campuses utilize interactive kiosks

Interactive kiosks help students and faculty with announcements, wayfinding and other functions on college campuses. The kiosks also provide the administration…

Prospective franchisor beta tests dual-screen POS station

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ponko Chicken stays busy taking orders with its dual-facing touchscreen POS station as it prepares to establish a franchise operation.

Self-serve order pickup robot expands for U.S. retailers, supports smart locker technology

November 22, 2017

Bell and Howell announced the 100th U.S. installation of the PackRobot, a 16-foot-tall, automated package pickup system manufactured by Cleveron, a European…

DynaTouch installs wall-mounted kiosks for the Austin Convention Center

November 21, 2017

DynaTouch, a kiosk solution provider, recently designed and installed eight outdoor, wall-mounted touchscreen units for the Austin Convention Center, according…

Redefining automated retailing part 5: Wayfinding enters the mix

by Michael Kasavana — Educator, K Team

Wayfinding apps can amass key words and other relevant data associated with a kiosk's database. Hence, the app can provide the consumer information about the…