Spring 2008

Large Tactile Switches

Pressing the Point

At 35mm in diameter, ClickTouch’s T35-switch is one of the largest tactile polyester switches available from any manufacturer.

With a 100% duty-cycle, Zebra’s new range of desktop printers can issue tickets at the counter in just one second, while the embedded versions let customers skip the queue and print their ticket at a self-service ticketing kiosk instead.

KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008 & DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008

Blow Your Own Trumpet

KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008 and its sister show, DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008 look set to be the place to be seen this May. The kiosk show has already rebooked many of the exhibitors from 2007, including industry giants like Wincor Nixdorf and IBM, who will be sponsoring the ‘Self-Service Workshop’ conference programme.

Belgian Public Access Terminals

Showing Off in Public

The 'Citizen First' project, in the Belgian city of Kortrijk, aims to vastly improve public services to the city's inhabitants. High on the agenda was a roll-out of internet kiosks and public PCs designed to bridge the so-called 'digital divide'.

Self-Service Radio Phone In

Vox Populi

The Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2 is the UK's most popular phone-in radio programme. When the topic of 'those self-service thingies in supermarkets' came up, KIOSK EUROPE was all ears...

Retail Cash Management's Future

Look After the Pennies...

By Nick Adnitt, Cash Management Solutions Manager, Wincor Nixdorf Retailers strive continuously to reduce costs and overheads to drive efficiency and maximise profit across their entire enterprises, and have enjoyed success in optimising many areas of the business to meet their goals.

Preview: CeBIT 08

Theme Park

CeBIT 2008 has been completely revamped to become more ‘user-centric’ than ever, and will be shaped around the primary themes of ‘Business Solutions,’ ‘Public Sector Solutions’ and ‘Home & Mobile Solutions,’ all united under the general theme of ‘Technology & Infrastructure'.