The kiosk game: What restaurants must be prepared to pay to play

by Chris Gilder — Founder/CEO, Meridian

While self-service initiatives provide significant ROI opportunities, businesses should understand all of the necessary costs and how they plan to fit those…

Special Report: 'tipping point' on the way for restaurant self-serve kiosks

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A special report explores the growing interest by restaurants in self order kiosks. While determining return on investment poses challenges, the market is…

Wendy's plans to have kiosks in more than 1,000 North American restaurants in 2017

February 23, 2017

More than 1,000 Wendy's restaurants in North America will have kiosks in 2017, Chief Information Officer David Trimm stated at the company's recent investor…

Time for an honest discussion about kiosks and future jobs – and the kiosk industry must start it

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

It's not enough for the kiosk industry to recognize that claims that kiosks are killing jobs are simply false. The kiosk industry needs to protect its…

Kiosk usability improved in iPatientCare partnership

December 18, 2014

Integrated practice management solutions provider iPatientCare announced a partnership with Connected Technology Solutions to enhance the usability of…

How to prevent kiosk malware 'Dare Devil' from stealing your ROI

December 9, 2014

Los Angeles cyber threat intelligence firm IntelCrawler has reported a new type of POS malware called “d4re|dev1|” that is attacking ticketing and other…

Marijuana market to reach billions, cannabis kiosk provider ups production

November 14, 2014

Research released by Vancouver, Canada-based ArcView Group Market Research predicts a 64 percent boost in legal marijuana sales in the U.S., reaching $2.3…

Amid budget cuts, Minnesota library saves bucks with checkout kiosks

October 29, 2014

Great River Regional Library hopes to install more kiosks at branches with circulation figures of less than 100,000 items a year

Connecticut town expresses privacy concerns over parking kiosks

August 15, 2014

The Luke II kiosks can read license plate data, which has been a subject of concern over privacy for several council members.

FTI investigation of FAB kiosks reveals mixed findings

August 13, 2014

FAB Universal, provider of kiosk-based downloadable digital media and entertainment, released an update on its internal investigation conducted by FTI…

Retail kiosks integrate online, self-service shopping options

July 11, 2014

Demand is growing for the integration of online and self-service stores, according to Corona, Calif.-based AVT Inc., a developer of custom kiosks, vending…

DSA Industry Excellence Awards honor best in screen media (Video)

Interactive kiosk and digital signage technologies are helping move the industry forward.

More uses announced for Kodak Picture Kiosks

October 17, 2012

In another move to utilize its global footprint of photo kiosks, Eastman Kodak Company announced an agreement with the cloud media service provider SolaByte…

2 key factors in kiosk software development: Part 2

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

There are two key factors in kiosk software development that maximize the return on an organization's kiosk and IT investment – an effective user interface and…

Is a virtual receptionist right for your business?

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

If your business is growing, it's inevitable that your office is going to need a little extra help managing the traffic coming through You think to yourself…

Learn how to use the Healthcare Initiative Act to fund your kiosk projects

by Kurt Myrick — Technical Engineer, Phoenix Kiosk

Part of the Healthcare Initiative Act sets aside money that will be refunded to organizations that take a pro-active approach in public health education and…

When saving money goes bad: The dangers of buying kiosks from China

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

Every now and then, I'm approached by a potential manufacturer who guarantees to cut my kiosk manufacturing costs without finding out what my expenses are. I…

Building a kiosk program: Know thy user

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

Before you can know 'what' you have to know 'who.'

Will porn become the 'next big thing' in the kiosk industry?

by Cherryh Cansler — Editor, FastCasual.com

Look out DVD-rental kiosks — porn may take over as the go-to product in the self-service industry. 

Supermarket savings: Seeing returns on kiosk deployment in grocery

Retail grocers are under scrutiny to prove strong return on investment (ROI) for any capital expenditure or endeavor — especially technology — making the…