When I tell people that one of the specialties of my company is building and developing customized interactive kiosks for tourists, many people ask how kiosk companies are still viable with the rapid …
The DVD Kiosk business made significant headlines this week with the major announcements of redbox's acquisition of the NCR Blockbuster Express network of DVD kiosks, as well as a partnership with …
Bike Sharing has been gaining popularity over the past few years as a convenient and green transit option. Locations have popped up all over the country including New York City, San Francisco, D.C …
I've just got back from the Middle East, where I've been chewing the fat with my good friend Robert Holt from MBME, based in Dubai. We both agreed that there are currently huge opportunities for …
If you've read the recent stories about kiosks that dispense marijuana and porn or collect taxes from German prostitutes, it should come as no surprise that one college campus is selling the morning …
A kiosk project's timeline ranges anywhere from a few months to several years depending on the scope of the project – how large the project is, how complicated the application is and whether …
This will most likely be my last blog on outdoor kiosks for at least a little while until we get closer to our Baltimore City Inner Harbor Outdoor kiosk project, which is designed to be a fully …
Retailers can use the receipt as a platform to improve the user experience while generating incremental revenue. In one application, consumers can recycle a cell phone or other device via a kiosk …
Optimistic, iAnything, Tablets and Mobility are the buzz words I would use to describe this year's NRF Annual Convention & EXPO in New York City. This was the largest NRF show ever with 25,500 …
Where can you find an iPad for sale in a clothing department store, or a portable DVD player for sale in an airport terminal? In product kiosks. Product kiosks dispense merchandise, in most cases …
s you may have already gathered from my previous blogs about outdoor kiosks, I'm a huge proponent of keeping kiosks simple but effective. This week, I wanted to spend some time on some basic …
Because kiosks are products available at public facilities, they are subject to various types of regulations and must meet federal standards. Not all of these regulations are mandatory, and many …
For the last blog in my series on cleaning cards, I would like to talk about bill acceptor cleaning cards. Did you know that when a bill is rejected, it is often due to the accumulation of …
During these turbulent times, it's natural to feel nervous about taking risks. It's also worth noting that after every crash, correction or depression there is a boom at the other side. Often this …
I recently read several articles about the slow adoption of mobile and NFC payment in the U.S. including the following - Hold onto your wallets: Mobile payments seeing slow adoption. In Japan, NFC …
My last blog focused on the idea of using more conventional equipment to build an effective, yet somewhat affordable outdoor kiosk. In that blog, I spoke about the benefits of using a sealed kiosk …
Let me take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year for 2012! Now let's continue on with our selection of a kiosk printer. Read Parts 1-4 here. We're now up to the …
With a few initiatives already under way in the last year from redbox and NCR Blockbuster Express, are sell-through DVD Kiosks a good idea? While their impact on the market is most likely not going …
Maintaining a competitive cost structure is an obvious requirement in order to be able to offer an effective pricing model. On the other hand, by design, kiosks operate in rugged conditions relative …
Technology-centric products and solutions that cater to the needs of financially underserved consumers have enjoyed recent growth, according to the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CSFI). In …