Skype Station digital signage kiosks taking off

Estonian tech company says new Skype-capable kiosks will drive traffic and ad revenue for customers.

Woman launches bill-pay kiosk company in Malta

July 5, 2012

Maltese citizens will soon be able to pay their bills, order a taxi and and top up their phones from one of 400 kiosks being set up across the island…

Why Penn's wine kiosk failed: Part 2

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

In this series, we have been discussing why the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's Wine Kiosk project failed. In this post, we will focus on the more than…

Vending kiosks providing retailers variety of solutions

From dispensing products to tracking consumer behavior, vending kiosks are the new go-to retail solution.

New technology brings 'ease of online shopping' to brick-and-mortar stores

June 27, 2012

A new product to enable interactive cross-selling via iPads in retail stores is now available from software company LightSpeed. The solution will arm retailers…

Department store deploys Olea kiosks

Bon-Ton has placed more than 100 kiosks throughout its stores to engage customers.

Why Penn's wine kiosk failed: Part 1

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

After reading fellow blogger Michael Ionescu's post "Bad execution: Why good kiosk ideas fail", I did some research to learn more about what was behind the…

Schools choosing Maclocks enclosures to protect iPads

June 22, 2012

The number of schools and districts providing mobile devices to their students has reached 2,000 and continues to grow at a rapid pace as universities and…

KIOSK, SSN partner to demo secure retail kiosk solutions at NRF conference

June 18, 2012

KIOSK Information Systems and Self-Service Network will showcase their fraud-eliminating kiosk solutions that provide secure dispensing, limited-associate…

How to ensure self-service solutions pay you back

by Michael Ionescu — President, Ionescu Technologies

There is nothing more frustrating to me than seeing an interactive kiosk/digital display out in public that either does not work or is so lagging or…

Fujitsu, Tidel integrate PalmSecure with Revolution Series cash platform

June 14, 2012

Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a technology and front-end solutions provider, and Tidel Engineering LP, an intelligent cash management solutions firm…

InfoComm is coming to town

by Christopher Hall — w, t

The big daddy of Pro AV shows is set to go at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Choosing the right paper for your kiosk: Thermal paper sensitivity

by Stephen Enfield — CEO, POS Supply

This is part one of a three-part series that will delve into the aspects of thermal paper that affect its grade.

BenQ intros touchscreen digital signage displays

June 12, 2012

BenQ America Corp. announced it has introduced new 42-inch, 55-inch, and 65-inch interactive flat panels with 1920-by-1080p full HD resolution, aimed at…

Advantech to unveil kiosk, digital signage at Kiosk Europe Expo

June 11, 2012

Advantech will present its latest kiosk and digital signage solutions with software partner Stinova during the Kiosk Europe Expo this week at The Station in…

Restaurants using iPad kiosks for customer loyalty

June 11, 2012

Tablets are replacing traditional restaurant loyalty cards in a new partnership between FavoriteEats and MokiMobility, a cloud-based mobile device management…

Debate this: Do prescription drug kiosks belong in the marketplace?

The FDA recently held a hearing to weigh the pros and cons of deploying prescription drug kiosks across the nation.

'Bank-in-a-box' kiosks hitting NYC retail sites

June 7, 2012

Carver Federal Savings Bank is deploying four of Nexxo Financial Corp.'s bank-in-a-box kiosks in retail locations in New York City, providing an alternative…

Revel globally launches POS system for iPad, iPhone

June 6, 2012

Revel Systems' retail POS system for the iPad and iPhone — called "Atlas" — is now available worldwide.

How to minimize the effect of kiosk errors

by Natsumi Nakamura — Marketing, PFU Systems

Let's examine the following scenario to find out how things could go wrong with an in-store kiosk that is not designed to handle errors properly.