Home Depot is piloting interesting technology that bridges a scanner, screen and presumably AI-based visual search algorithms to enable home DIY types to identify parts and locate replacements in the giant hardware store. […]
Guest Post: Chuck Lewis, Palmer Digital Group A lot of thinking, engineering and testing goes into designing an outdoor digital kiosk that will work well, and last. Chuck Lewis Unlike indoor digital kiosks, almost every aspect of an outdoor digital kiosk has to be scrutinized and designed properly to survive the heat, cold, moisture and winds that are part of outdoor environments. […]
CHICAGO, October 30, 2019 — Coates Group, a global leader in digital merchandising technology, announced the launch of its new K2 kiosk. Rebellious in form and sophisticated in function, the K2 challenges the bounds of design and innovation. […]
The Aussie-based, QSR-focused digital signage and retail solutions firm Coates Group has started marketing a self-service screen it says pushes the boundaries on kiosk design. Called the K2, presumably named after the lofty, hard-to-climb Himalayas peak, the touchscreen unit looks like a big, sleek tablet with a payment unit at its bottom. […]
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 9, 2019 — NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NYSE American: NTN) continues to drive growth in its hardware division as customizable, durable Buzztime tablets are in high demand across a wide range of verticals. […]
Drinking coffee that comes out of vending machines tends to be an act of desperation (or utter indifference), but here’s an automated coffee machine that serves up the good stuff. […]
Turns out the screens are as bad as the germaphobes expected – with fecal material traces (aka poop) showing up on every screen tested. Among the nasty stuff found on screens: Coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus pseudomonas, Listeria, Enterococcus faecalis, Proteus and Bacillus. […]
There is no end of options for floor-standing digital signage displays being put together and shipped out of Guangdong, and they all pretty much look the same. Except this one. It’s an upside-down bottle shape, which is kinda clever. […]
Self-service ordering stations on touch-driven displays are getting mainstreamed by giant QSRs like McDonald’s, but a Chinese company tied in with KFC is taking the tech a step further by building facial recognition and payments into the screens. […]
Peerless-AV has started marketing an “All-in-One Kiosk” with a BrightSign full HD media player module built inside the 55-inch display unit. The integrated unit supports IR touch can run HTML5 content, which is going to be important if the application wants to build in things like live data feeds. […]
Via Linkedin, here’s a Ford dealer in Albuquerque, NM using an interactive kiosk that does the work of an auto service desk after hours. The Panasonic Smart Service Kiosk handles drop off and payment, and gives you back your keys after said payment, all (I assume) geared to people who can’t do the drop-off or pick-up on the dealership’s opening hours schedule. […]
The big moment for a lot of digital technology is when the big guys stop tests and trials and start rolling it out – and that’s what McDonald’s is now doing in the U.S. with self-service ordering kiosks. […]
Photo Credit: Field Agent There are multiple reports online, all picking up on a couple of reports, about a giant vending machine-like in-store pickup system being tested at a Walmart near the retailing giant’s head offices in Bentonville, Arkansas. […]
Here’s a great example of an interactive screen solution, coupled with a machine, that goes to the heart of what any of this “customer engagement” stuff should be about – making something faster, better and easier for consumers. In this case, it’s a kiosk that can copy a house, car or other key in a matter of seconds, on demand. […]
Whether this is better termed a kiosk than digital signage could be debated endlessly, but what’s more interesting here is how a company has figured out a way to make projected capacitive touchscreen technology to work reliably in the crazily harsh environment of a car wash. […]
