Self-service kiosks are already a familiar sight everywhere from fast food restaurant chains to multiplex cinemas, office block reception areas to airport check-in halls. Not to mention supermarkets, where self-checkout lanes continue to pioneer the self-serve concept in retail. Yet if there is one thing that unites this diverse list of places you’re likely to [...]
It’s been a tough couple of months for the UK’s airports, not to mention the passengers looking forward to a long-overdue trip abroad. After all the disruption to international travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the flight cancellations and long delays at airports witnessed since Easter have come as something of a kick in the [...]
Digital kiosks in hospitals and other healthcare settings are increasingly ubiquitous - and for good reason. There are numerous advantages of digital kiosks in hospitals, from increased efficiency to higher levels of patient satisfaction. Read on for our guide to the advantages of digital kiosks in hospitals. A smoother check-in process One of the principal [...]
Although always necessary, the Covid-19 pandemic drew extra attention to the importance of touchscreen kiosk cleanliness. Across workplaces and retailers, social distancing was mandated, meaning the use of interactive kiosks was encouraged and prevalent nationwide. However, the nature of the pandemic, with the virus being often transmitted via surfaces, meant the importance of cleaning your [...]
Digital self-payment kiosks have revolutionised car parking. Gone are the days of holding onto loose change and slowly feeding coins into a slot - or, having to turn around and go home, because you don’t have enough cash. Those were some of the problems with analogue parking ‘pay and display’ machines. Instead, digital self-payment kiosks [...]
Once existing in the realms of science fiction, virtual reality has truly become ‘reality’. The pace of growth in the virtual reality (VR) space is astonishing. By 2024, it’s estimated to become a $12 billion global industry – and the fact one in five Meta employees are working in VR development demonstrates how bullish the [...]
The benefits of using kiosk banking are significant for individual customers and bank branches alike. Before we go any further, it’s important to clarify the terminology we’re using. A banking kiosk isn’t the same as an automatic teller machine (ATM). While modern ATMs do generally provide one or two services more than cash withdrawal, a [...]
The benefits of interactive kiosks are well established. It’s therefore unsurprising that demand for kiosks, across a wide range of sectors, continues to increase. For many businesses, installing a kiosk, or multiple interactive screens is part of a strategy to improve customer experiences and increase revenue. As such, once the idea to go ahead with [...]
For most people, their first encounter with biometrics came via their passport. If you’re a UK citizen and have renewed your passport since 2010, you will now be the proud holder of a biometric passport. What that means is that your passport contains a microchip with a digital version of your passport photograph saved on [...]
Use cases for self-service kiosks are expanding rapidly. As a result, the form and function of kiosks is multiplying at a similarly advanced rate. For example, at Acante we sell kiosks for three main purposes - identification and authentication, information and service or transactions. While all of our modular kiosks share the same brand design [...]
