St. Louis plans free Wi-Fi kiosks

August 28, 2018

Interactive kiosks offering free Wi-Fi could be installed in St. Louis within the year, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The kiosks will provide…

ViaTouch automated retail solution to feature EyeLock iris recognition

August 27, 2018

EyeLock LLC, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, has integrated its embedded iris recognition technology into VICKI, an automated…

Advanced Kiosk video summarizes HR kiosk for improving employee self service

August 24, 2018

Advanced Kiosks has released a video summarizing ways that interactive kiosks can improve employee self-service and free HR professionals from extensive…

McDonald’s kiosks draw positive customer reviews

August 23, 2018

McDonald’s employees displayed patience showing customers how to use the new self-serve kiosks when WPLV-TV in West Palm Beach, Florida visited one of the…

How Farmer's Fridge changed the meaning of convenience dining

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The marriage of fresh food with IoT technology has proven to be a winning combination for Farmer's Fridge, a company whose offering presents a refreshing…

Sarasota, Florida, tests wayfinding kiosk

August 20, 2018

The city of Sarasota, Florida, is testing an interactive wayfinding kiosk outside Mattison's City Grille at the northwest corner of North Lemon Avenue and Main…

IBase launches full-flat open frame modular panel PC

August 15, 2018

IBase Technology Inc. has launched its OFP series open frame panel PC, which can be integrated into kiosks, custom housings and wall mounts. The OFP series…

McDonald's invests billions for kiosk/digital makeover through 2020

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

McDonald's Corporation is spending $6 billion to revamp more than 6,000 stores throughout the U.S. in hopes of transforming itself into an efficiency expert's…

Real estate kiosks help buyers find their dream home

Homebuilders and realtors use real estate kiosks to get up-to-date information in buyers' hands, allowing them to sift through all the options to find…

EyeLock patent takes biometric authentication to the network layer

August 13, 2018

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. patent No. 100,009,178 B2, to EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication…

Shake Shack moves ahead with self-order kiosks

August 10, 2018

Shake Shack is moving forward with testing of self-serve, cashless kiosks in combination with cashiers, and is exploring a mobile ordering app, according to…

Self-serve kiosks bring more employees to McDonald’s Chicago flagship

August 9, 2018

McDonald's will be employing more people when it reopens its flagship store in Chicago today. The newly remodeled store offers self-serve kiosks, mobile…

How digital media can improve restaurant productivity

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

NPD Group joins two restaurant brands to talk about the tech "transformers" of the restaurant business today and how to make the most of them for your brand.

NEC gets it right – for display technology, the age of collaboration has arrived

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

NEC Display Solutions showcases the fruits of partnerships in its new versatile headquarters and briefing center at a ground breaking open house.

Levy Restaurants installs self-serve kiosks at Washington Nationals ballpark

August 6, 2018

Levy Restaurants subsidiary, E15, the concessionaire for the Washington Nationals, recently introduced four touchscreen kiosks at the club level at Nationals…

How Wow Bao is changing the meaning of self-ordering kiosks

by Cherryh Cansler — Publisher, FastCasual.com

Wow Bao President Geoff Alexander discusses customer acceptance of the brand's self-ordering kiosks and their use of pick-up cubbies.

Clinc introduces AI powered drive-thru and self-service kiosk ordering for QSRs

July 30, 2018

Clinc, a provider of artificial intelligence technologies for financial institutions, introduced its AI-powered drive-thru and in-store kiosk ordering…

Swyft acquires automated retail technology provider Utique

July 27, 2018

Utique brings 10 patents to Swyft. Photo courtesy of Swyft. Swyft Inc., a provider of automated retail technology, has acquired Utique Inc., an…

Digital technology makes transit hubs more inviting, but cybersecurity and privacy issues loom

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Mark Stross, a veteran of many high-profile digital media projects, shares his insights about the digital media challenges and opportunities in the…

Alabama town installs utility payment kiosks

July 25, 2018

Huntsville Utilities in Huntsville, Alabama, has installed three self-service payment kiosks that accept credit, debit, cash or check, according to WHNT-TV.