Interactive / Touchscreen News & Media

McDonald's kiosk touchscreens found with fecal bacteria

November 29, 2018

Stories are spreading like viruses across the news media concerning the findings of a kind of real-world experiment on McDonald's kiosk screens in a handful of…

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5 ways colleges and universities can implement kiosks and digital signage on campus

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

Colleges and universities can implement digital kiosks and signage for information sharing, bill payment, wayfinding, banner ID printing and check-in.

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Apple's automatic sleep feature raises concern for some kiosk users

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

An automatic sleep feature in Apple's recently released iOS 12 has caused issues for some users, including those with iPads running kiosk software.

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ADA compliant screen readers? Garbage-in, garbage-out...

by Ben Wheeler — President, KioskGUY.COM

The content in the coding of the software application must be compatible with the screen reader to be compliant with federal disability access rules.

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Analytical Design Solutions updates application for Android platform

November 6, 2018

Analytical Design Solutions Inc. has released a new version of KioWare for Android that supports session initiation protocol, voice over internet protocol and…

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Diebold Nixdorf Q3 earnings report: Signs of growth

by Suzanne Cluckey — Editor, ATMmarketplace.com

One of the best indicators of progress in Q3 was the company's first revenue increase since acquiring Wincor Nixdorf in 2016. Growth in the product and…

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NEC Display launches new analytics platform for retailers

November 2, 2018

NEC Display Solutions of America Inc. has announced the launch of NEC ALP, an analytics platform that provides real-time content and data measurement…

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ETouchMenu announces strategic partnership with Shift4 Payments

November 1, 2018

ETouchMenu, a wholly owned subsidiary of House Advantage LLC, has partnered with Shift4 Payments, a provider of payment processing and merchant services, to…

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Square integration with Kiosk Pro app enables self-service for iPads

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The functionality of the Kiosk Pro app moves to a whole new level with the upcoming integration of Square POS payments, which will allow iPads to perform…

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Blind Marylanders say Walmart self-checkout kiosks violate ADA rules

October 30, 2018

The National Federation of the blind and three residents of Maryland are suing Walmart on the grounds that the company's self-checkouts violate the Americans…

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Connected parking kiosks take the lead in creating 'smart cities' infrastructure

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Parking kiosks will provide much of the infrastructure for smart cities, which promise a higher quality of life for millions of people.

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Newark, New Jersey, inaugurates public Wi-Fi, information kiosks

October 29, 2018

Last week, Newark, New Jersey, officials gathered in Military Park to celebrate the activation of the city's first LinkNWK kiosks.

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Singapore startup installs kiosks to monitor health of office workers

October 29, 2018

Kiosk startup Smartfuture has installed 26 self-monitoring health checkup kiosks in offices across Singapore since March.

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Aurora, Illinois, city council approves Smart City kiosk contract

October 26, 2018

After weeks of study and discussion, the city council in Aurora, Illinois, has voted to proceed with the installation of eight informational kiosks to be…

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Barksdale airbase eases pharmacy wait times with prescription pickup kiosks

October 26, 2018

Barksdale Air Force Base in northeastern Louisiana has installed Q-Flow kiosks at the base's main and satellite pharmacies.

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Xplorit granted virtual travel technology patent

October 24, 2018

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to Xplorit Virtual Technologies President Greg Murtha and Chief Technology Officer Douglas Rhiner for…

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Canadian kiosks to provide cannabis education

October 23, 2018

Cannvas MedTech Inc., a business technology company for the cannabis industry, has announced plans to install a network of learning kiosks in high-traffic…

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Apptizer intros Order.Eat.Pay

October 19, 2018

Apptizer, a Silicon Valley based provider of order-ahead storefront technology for self-service mobile and kiosk implementations, has introduced Order.Eat.Pay…

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ETouchMenu strikes up strategic partnership with Ingenico

October 19, 2018

ETouchMenu, a subsidiary of House Advantage LLC, has announced a strategic partnership with Ingenico Group that leverages the technology firm's mobile…

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Signagelive platform update adds interactive kiosk mode for BrightSign media players

October 17, 2018

Signagelive has deployed a new interactive kiosk mode feature for all BrightSign Series 3 and Series 4 players, and Bluefin BrightSign built-In solutions…

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