Touch screen kiosks have been around for a few years now, but recently their popularity has exploded, with more and more businesses deciding to invest in the technology to help increase their customer satisfaction, and in turn increase their sales.
One of the more popular places to put a kiosk is inside a shopping mall. This is an especially good decision for a small business, particularly if they have only recently opened. Renting a kiosk is so much cheaper than renting an entire store, for more than just the obvious reasons.
For a start, a kiosk takes up much less room and uses much less energy, meaning your monthly outgoings on overheads will come right down. Another reason is that a kiosk is self-manned – you don’t need to hire any staff or spend your own precious time behind the till; the kiosk does it all for you.
There are even more advantages to using a kiosk, touch screen or not, so what are you waiting for? Here’s an easy guide to renting one yourself.
Do Your Research
Find your local shopping mall and start researching the shopping trends. If you are going to rent kiosk space there, you’ll want to make sure there is a steady flow of human traffic the majority of the time; how are you going to turn a profit without potential customers walking by?
If your local has a lower amount of foot traffic, you don’t want your kiosk going there – it’s that simple.
Look at Locations
If you’ve found a suitable shopping centre, the next thing you have to do is start looking at locations for your kiosk. For a kiosk to be successful, you need to carefully consider where you’re going to place it.
You want somewhere with fairly constant traffic flow, preferably near some popular shops. Kiosks placed in the back end of the mall next to the two empty pods, the closed GameStation and the 99p Store aren’t likely to attract the big bucks.
Plan Your Business
It’s probably wise to assume you already know which services or products your kiosk will be selling, so make sure you feel it’ll fit in well at the mall. Speak to the shopping centre’s manager to let them know your plans – give them financial details to prove that it’s viable and that you can afford the rent.
Ask the management lots of questions; prepare these in advance. Ask about rent, fees, insurance, location and if anything is provided for you, as well as any other enquiries you might have. It would be wise to find out how much the deposit will set you back.
Lease and Permits
Once you’ve got hold of the lease from the management, it is time to double check that you have all of the required business permits. You will probably need a sales tax permit, which states that you will charge sales tax on any items bought from your kiosk. You may also need your National Insurance number. Ask the management if you’re unsure what you’re required to get.
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Future Supersonic Aircraft Tested by NASA!
After the crash of July 2000, the Concorde was finally placed permanently on the ground in November 2003. Ten years later, a new supersonic aircraft will perhaps make its appearance in the sky and has just been tested on the premises of NASA. As Concorde is no longer in 2003 (it is still open to the public at the Museum of Air and Space at Le Bourget), a new successor looks set to take over from the supersonic adventure. This is the U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing launched the site of the new aircraft sleek aerodynamic design. Everything is done for speed exceeds the sound barrier. It is that the device, which has no name yet, was tested in the premises of the Glenn Research Center of NASA in Cleveland, Ohio. This experimental research center has a blower ("wind tunnel") long and a few meters wide which have been tested in a replica of the prototype.
A dedicated page on the NASA website explains that "researchers are testing the overall design and performance options to reduce vehicle emissions and noise, and to determine whether the volume of sonic booms can be reduced to a level that would lead to a reversal of the current decision does not allow commercial supersonic flight on earth.” For now this prototype still looks to be in phase of intensive testing, but it is hoped that the engine Boeing will be approved quickly and move people in the near future. Traveling the world at supersonic speed ... We'd love to! Especially since everyone has not had the chance to board the Concorde! Meanwhile, the images of this aircraft make us think of the many Pokémon. How does it feel to know that the Concorde will surely have a successor?
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Latest details on the Google Tablet Nexus 11!
The next Google Nexus tablet may apparently called Nexus11. The device comes with octa-core processor and Super PLS display according to the sources.Samsung and Google appear to work on a new Nexus tablet. This is clear from Samsung's plans for 2013. Accordingly, the Nexus 11has a Super PLS display, with a screen size of eleven inches. The device has two cameras, which are of with eight and two megapixels. Furthermore, the octa-core processor Exynos 5410th are the processor in the Nexus 11 and they are used for the first time in Nexus 11. Rumors are more about a microSD slot circles around the ideas of the Google tablet. The card slot to expand the memory up to 64 gigabytes which is the possibility of missing a lot of users in previous models. Furthermore, it is conceivable that the Nexus 11 is one of the first Key Lime Pie devices. The idea of the operating system to take place two to four months after Google's I / O. The developer conference will be held in mid-May 2013 and the predecessor already had Android 4.2 pioneer.
Share Google Drive files with your websites
Google looks little bit flexible in the case of the Drive service that relatively made few changes since its launch. Thus, the client has recently given a slight update so that developers can now add a button dedicated to service within their sites. Google has recently introduced a Chrome extension allowing everyone to save a file in its storage space Google Drive. It did not seem enough because the company decided to offer a new feature for developers to add a in their websites to access directly to their applications in their Google drive. To do this you have to add a simple Javascript API Google+ and then add the specific item according to the need. Once this is done, the button will even help you to manage your identification pass. Some partner sites already offer, but for those who want to do the same or go further, specific documentation has been put online. You can now have access to the action "Share ... "Which will open a window for managing access to third parameters. Still, we would still like many other improvements that appear as notifications. Expecting more from Google; similar to that proposed by several of their competitors, thereby offering a better experience than them.
Microsoft tablet Surface 2 successor of Microsoft Surface Pro!
Reliable sources revealed the details on Microsoft’s next tablet surface 2 with 7.5 inch display. The Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes provides initial information on the second generation of the tablet surface. It relies on suppliers circles. Consequently, Microsoft will introduce the device at the Build developer conference which will going to happen at the end of June 2013 in San Francisco. Since late 2012, the supplier obviously produces and sends required spares and parts for the Intel-based tablet. Roughly they have sent needed components for around one and a half million units. The next Surface tablet will measure 7.5 inches, according to sources. The resolution of 1400x1050 pixels exceeds a pixel density of 233 dpi as that of the Nexus 7 and the iPad Mini. The mass production will start in the first quarter of 2014. Microsoft going to fix the priced at 399 U.S. dollars, unconfirmed sources disclosed. Microsoft is increasing the availability of the Surface tablets. According to a blog entry Surface Pro will be available freely before the end of May 2013 in Europe. So far, the U.S., Canada and China enjoyed the supply of the device. As the tablet series sold little bit slowly Microsoft hold back with new announcements. Previously, they sold a half million devices and Microsoft had hoped for three to four million.