I love the Kioskcom tradeshow every year because I always get to see the next big thing in self service kiosks. This year, there seems to be a big shift from cash payments to credit cards as more and more booths show kiosks with credit card readers instead of cash dispensers. I know many people get in trouble with credit cards but I personally love to use them because of the convenience (the rewards never hurts either).
Check out these pictures I took at the show!
This kiosk from SanDisk lets us download music into our memory cards with a credit card payment module. Simple but cool!
The most common kiosk with a credit card reader is of course an ATM. Notice that this one has a manual insert reader instead of a motorized reader (motorized readers are the ones that automatically pull the card in).
The trend definitely seems to be going towards the manual credit card readers because of the much lower cost and maintenance requirements. Almost all of the kiosks at the show had a manual reader instead of the motorized one.
Here are some receipt printers, but I find that most self service kiosks don’t have one installed. Instead, I’m hearing that the companies will try to get your email address and have the receipts sent to you electronically.
This is what I gathered at the tradeshow on the payment side. Self service kiosks are definitely in the future here in the United States. Hopefully, we can enjoy speedier service and less frustration!
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That Sandisk kiosk is something different. Who would’ve thought that someone would create a machine where you can purchase music. LOL
-Mike
I love using my CCard. If only I could use it at a vending machine to buy soda or snacks rather than search for quarters..
Yes self service kiosks and wonderful for both consumers and sellers. Consumers can purchase things without the help of a seller and sellers can sell their products without appointing a sales man.