INTERACTIVE DIGITAL SIGNAGE AND KIOSKS

[...]modern technologies have enabled and facilitated this desire at levels never before imagined.While we are all wowed by the video wall, direct view LED, or the video projector experience, not to mention the ever increasingly large single flat panel displays that seem to be cropping up everywhere, it is the kiosk that is often overlooked and underestimated that directly connects to the viewer as it did way back in 1977 at the University of Illinois.Typical components include touchscreen, PC, pointing device, keyboard, bill acceptor, mag-stripe and/ or bar-code scanner, surge protector, UPS, etc. * Ergonomic: Is important to ensure comfortable and easy user accessibility. * Regulatory compliance:[...]all the major digital signage content management software companies offer interactive digital signage tools - Scala, Four Winds Interactive, X2O Media, Brightsign, Omnivex, Broadsign, Zytronic, ComQi, AMX, Dynasign, Dynamax, Stratacache, YCD Multimedia, Visix,TouchSystems, In windo wOutdoor, Reflect, Wireless Ronin, Capital Networks, Hughes, Dataton, Black Box, RiseVision, and more.In previous years supported through Flashbut also now through HTML5. * Secure browsing for cloud-based content * Support for multiple operating systems * Multiple communications capabilities * Embed self-service applications such as bill payment and ticketing * Mobile app integration * Looping player capability * Portal for templates and custom content * Viewer survey tools * Camera and touch analytics with reporting * Multi-language support * Remote monitoring As you look at interactive digital signage kiosks think of them as an extension and compliment to the environment and the venue or business in which they reside.