Three Key Points to Think about - Kiosks Posted by Harish Sukhwal on 4:20 AM Digg it Bookmark it Stumble it Email to friend

When deploying any kiosk for digital signage, there's essential questions that you need to think about, failure to do this can kill your project.

1. Location.

A kiosk that is going to be deployed outside would not benefit from being manufactured from wood as timber would break down over time and crack with water wicking. On the other hand a stainless steel enclosure would look out of place in a church, so finding the balance is the point to watch here.

An outdoor enclosure has to be more robust compared to a kiosk that is going inside and if the unit is to go up against a wall it is no lovely in the event you need to access the kisok hardware  from a rear access panel, here the solution would be a front accessed unit.

2. Footprint.

Two times the location has been finalised, the next point to look at is if space is at a premium, if so a wall mounted unit is necessary, but if there is plenty of space a freestanding kiosk is what is necessary. A client might require their kiosk to stand out form the rest and might require it larger or an unusual shape.

In betting establishments the kiosks that dispense money and tokens are bolted to the floor so additional floor space is necessary, with servicing from the front access panel otherwise servicing the machine is going to make life difficult.

3. Application.

Units that dispense products must be gigantic to store as well as dispense the product. It would be no lovely if the stock ran out after two or two days from being restocked due to lack of storage.

What will the kiosk be used for? Will customers pay bills here? If so a card swipe has to be integrated in to the kiosk, if the kiosk is to be used for any money transactions, additional security measures will need to be in place.

Using these points will help you in the future - lovely luck together with your deployment.

Touch Screen Kiosk - know-how Its Magical Touch Posted by Harish Sukhwal on 1:52 AM Digg it Bookmark it Stumble it Email to friend

A touch screen kiosk is an user-friendly device that helps customers to buy products with ease thereby enabling entrepreneurs to reach out to more customers.

Basically put, a touch screen kiosk is a computer terminal or a kiosk that has a touch screen to permit users to navigate the computer than having to make use of a mouse or a keyboard. These kiosks have created the latest waves in the business world in that they are user-friendly and hence have attracted customers by the millions. In attracting umpteen customers, such kiosks have also become the favourite among entrepreneurs as they basically let them enhance sales revenue and widen profit margins. Thus, such kiosks have lent their magical touch to the lives of the companies and their customers.

To work a touch screen kiosk all that the user needs to do is to press the self-explanatory buttons on the screen to navigate through the computer. The mere finger-touch of the individual on the computer screen activates a sensor that then passes on the information to a controller. The controller then translates this information in to a language that the computer application can understand that finally executes the task that the user had asked it to perform.

The main advantage of using a touch screen kiosk lies in it being user-friendly. Since all computer commands can be given at the touch of a finger, even those with no computer knowledge or experience find it simple to handle the touch screen. Since the customer realizes that they can handle the kiosk all by himself, this promotes him to help himself i.e. it encourages self-service- something that all self-service kiosks need to promote businesses.