We live in a world where hard and fast categories are increasingly being challenged. Concrete definitions might be attractive for their simplicity and clarity. But they remove much of the nuance, and colour and texture that is our actual lived experience of how things are. Much of the impetus behind the drive towards blurred lines [...]
Just like you, your kiosks have had a busy year. And if you happen to be a retailer, a restaurant owner, a hotel operator or a leisure venue, your kiosks and your staff will be ending the year working harder than ever through the peak festive season. Unlike people, machines don’t need a break to [...]
Self-service kiosks are hardly the new kids on the business tech block anymore. But you wouldn’t know that by looking at the market growth forecasts. There’s definitely a new kid energy about the latest projection that global kiosk sales are going to hit $10bn by 2031 - a cool combined annual growth rate of 7.8%. [...]
Anyone who has tried to get an appointment with their GP recently knows that health services aren’t always running at their smoothest right now. The reasons are many and complex, and certainly far beyond the scope of this blog. But there is one strand we can tug on a little - the digitisation of healthcare. [...]
It’s notoriously hard to track lines of cause and effect in the evolution of technology. For example, in the field of payments, NFC-based ‘contactless’ or ‘tap-and-pay’ cards first appeared at roughly the same time as chip-and-pin cards around the turn of the Millennium. And yet, for close to the next two decades, it seemed that [...]
Flexibility is a much sought-after quality in modern business. Companies look for recruits with flexible skillsets (and mindsets) that will enable them to adapt to different roles and challenges. Those with an interest in systems, processes and operational organisation talk up the need for ‘agility’ in an increasingly dynamic and changeable world. And, of course, [...]
The great summer getaway is in full swing. Major international airports are teeming with holidaymakers, departure lounges are full, and the queues for baggage check-in, security and passport control are enough to make you wonder, if only temporarily, whether your two-week escape is worth all of this. Long waits at airports have always been a [...]
You don’t have to be Bear Grylls to know that the outdoors can be a tough place to be. Rain, snow, ice, wind, temperature extremes, even bright sunshine all pose risks to survival. And that’s just to people. For electronic devices, it takes a special breed to survive prolonged exposure to the elements. For kiosks, [...]
Regular readers of this blog will know that we like to wax lyrical about cutting-edge kiosk technology and all the varied and innovative ways it is used. As kiosk vendors, who can blame us? Being right in the middle of how kiosks are evolving and helping more and more businesses transform is very rewarding. But [...]
If you’re planning a summer holiday to Spain, Greece, the south of France or any other EU destination this year, try to savour the experience at passport control (if such a thing is even possible). Because the next time you travel to the continent, things will be different. From October, the 29 nations that make [...]
