Top 6 news stories of 2018

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

In just a few days, we will enter the final year of the 2010s. To celebrate the start of 2019, we will look back at the top stories of 2018, starting with the…

McDonald's fecal fiasco offers key lessons

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

While McDonald's attempts to clean up this PR mess, you can learn a few things from the chain's issues about how to avoid your own environmental challenges.

Intuiface unveils analytics platform for interactive digital signage

December 19, 2018

Intuiface has launched its Intuiface Analytics platform for interactive digital signage that can capture key data points such as weather, gender and age…

Crestview acquires Elo Touch Solutions

December 18, 2018

Crestview Partners, a private equity firm, has acquired Elo Touch Solutions, a touchscreen solutions provider, from The Gores Group. Elo has deployed more than…

Future information trends of 2019

Since the late 90s, when internet adoption became mainstream, there have been extensive predictions for the future of information and IT. What does the future…

TSItouch's touch solution earns certification for Bluescape collab product

December 14, 2018

TSItouch Inc.'s touchscreen is now certified by Bluescape for usage with its collaboration solution. The touchscreen uses ShadowSense touch technology to…

McDonald's fecal touchscreens cause outrage

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Unsanitary touchscreens found at McDonald's U.K. restaurants sent shock waves across the pond recently, as numerous U.S. media outlets reported that fecal…

The right touch is central to today's retail customer journey

New touch controllers are raising the bar for performance and enabling new features in interactive video walls and touch tables.

Qwick Media to unveil tourism digital signage self-service platform

December 3, 2018

Qwick Media will unveil its kiosk platform for tourism self-service at the Tourism Association of Canada Congress running from today through Nov. 28.

Videotel hits 50,000 display installation milestone

December 3, 2018

Videotel Digital recently hit a milestone by completing its 50,000th media player integration. The company provides industrial grade media players to deliver…

E Ink unveils writing tech

December 3, 2018

E Ink, an electronic ink technology provider, recently unveiled its JustWrite Film. JustWrite provides a natural digital writing experience on small and large…

ProMobi Technologies releases digital signage kiosk solution

November 30, 2018

ProMobi Technologies has launched its MobiLock Presentations digital signage kiosk management solution, which allows customers to loop content on their kiosks…

How to use taste to spice up digital signage

by Ellyce Kelly — Communications Consultant/Public Relations Special, Visix, Inc.

Thinking about the sense of taste in regard to digital signage brings up two important ideas. The first is how all the senses work together to create a sense…

TeamViewer partners with BenQ to improve support, control of interactive displays

November 29, 2018

TeamViewer, a remote connectivity solutions provider, has partnered with BenQ to provide support, control and collaboration solutions for BenQ's line of…

Visix unveils version 2.9 of Connect room sign

November 29, 2018

Visix has released version 2.9 of the Connect interactive room sign software, a tool for updating and managing content for room signs. The software also…

McDonald's kiosk touchscreens found with fecal bacteria

November 29, 2018

Stories are spreading like viruses across the news media concerning the findings of an experiment conducted by a British newspaper, The Metro, on kiosk screens…

ADA screen readers code needs some work

by Ben Wheeler — President, KioskGUY.COM

Many screen readers for blind or visually impaired users aren't compatible with displays. The content in the coding of the software application must be…

AR digital signage battles racism with contactless payments

by Bradley Cooper — Editor, Connect Media

A digital signage campaign challenged users to stop an AR white supremacist rally by donating.

Taco Bell wins award for kiosk rollout with Android CMS

November 19, 2018

Elo recently recognized Taco Bell Corp. for its kiosk rollout with Elo's Android-based architecture and EloView software, which enables content management and…

How to use scents and touch to improve your digital signage

by Ellyce Kelly — Communications Consultant/Public Relations Special, Visix, Inc.

Smell and touch can help improve the effectiveness of your digital signage by tapping into customer's emotions and memories.