New to self-service? How to make the transition easy

by Margo Bowie — Marketing Manager, Advanced Kiosks

While kiosks provide important benefits to a variety of use cases, making that first time investment can be difficult for many decision makers. Experience has…

Standard Cognition raises $11.2M to develop autonomous checkout, hires 2 executives

July 18, 2018

Standard Cognition, developer of an autonomous checkout system for retailers, has raised an additional $5.5 million in seed funding from CRV, bringing the…

IGT to provide sports betting platform for newly regulated U.S. market, including self-serve kiosks

July 17, 2018

International Game Technology PLC will provide a FanDuel Group sports betting platform for the newly regulated U.S. market in the state of New Jersey…

Ron Bowers reflects on the high points of kiosk industry history and its future opportunities as he passes the baton

Retiring after nearly 35 years in the self-service industry, Ron Bowers shares his ideas about the kiosk industry's top accomplishments and its greatest…

Museum of Natural and Cultural History rolls out kiosk with IntuiLab software

July 16, 2018

The Museum for Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon has deployed an interactive touchscreen kiosk to show off historical Mesoamerican maps.

TVONE introduces distribution amplifiers for HDMI signals

July 13, 2018

TVONE, a designer and manufacturer of video and multimedia processing equipment, has announced the availability of the 1T-DA-68x Distribution Amplifier series. 

OptConnect partners with Systech to provide single source hardware/software solution

July 12, 2018

OptConnect, a kiosk and ATM connectivity provider, has partnered with Systech Corp., a provider of "internet of things" hardware and software, to combine…

The Venders introduces modular vending system

July 12, 2018

The Venders, a provider of kiosks and automated retailing systems, has announced that its newest innovation, The Cube, will begin shipping in the fourth…

Toast Inc. raises $115M in funding

July 11, 2018

Toast Inc., a restaurant POS platform, has raised $115 million in Series D funding to accelerate investment in research and development, recruit new talent and…

Wisconsin county installs breathalyzer kiosk for work release program

July 10, 2018

The sheriff's department in Door County, Wisconsin, has installed two automated breathalyzer kiosks at the county justice center in Sturgeon Bay to conduct…

RFID technology provider introduces self-service top-up stations

July 9, 2018

The self-serve top-up station is designed for events. Photo courtesy of Token Token, an RFID technology provider for events, has introduced…

AR Systems designs automated retail machines for media, theme park conglomerate

July 9, 2018

AR Systems, a developer of automated retailing systems, has created a collection of self-service machines for a global media and theme park conglomerate…

ADUSA teams with Frank Mayer and Associates on QSR, fast casual kiosks

July 6, 2018

ADUSA Inc. and Frank Mayer and Associates Inc. have announced that they will combine Qi digital engagement software from ADUSA with Approach kiosk hardware…

Qwick Media to acquire Lucid Management Group

July 5, 2018

Qwick Media Inc., a provider of interactive digital hardware and software, has signed a letter of intent to acquire Lucid Management Group, a provider of…

STEGO Inc. introduces smart sensor for condition monitoring

July 3, 2018

The STEGO Inc. Smart Sensor CSS 014 measures two important parameters — temperature and humidity — and helps to maintain an optimal climate for enclosures and…

Implementing unattended payment solutions? 7 things to keep in mind

Before upgrading your kiosk to accept more cashless pyment options, it’s critical to make sure you're incorporating all the necessary components, features and…

Nextep Systems introduces self-order kiosk

July 2, 2018

Image courtesy of Nextep Systems Nextep Systems has announced the launch of its X22 Self-Order Kiosk. The unit can accommodate either a portrait or…

Spa and salon management services provider selects Epson’s POS printers

June 29, 2018

Millennium Systems International, a provider of salon and spa management software and growth strategies to the beauty and wellness industries, has selected…

Meridian expands fabrication and assembly facilities

June 29, 2018

Meridian, a kiosk manufacturer and software developer, has announced that it is expanding its fabrication and assembly facilities to achieve economies of…

Human image sensing technology makes big strides; Omron steps forward

by Ben Wheeler — President, KioskGUY.COM

One of the most powerful biometric identification tools have come across at trade shows recently is the HVC-P2 from Omron Electronic Components LLC, an…