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KioWare Releases KioCall Video Conferencing App
Analytical Design Solutions Inc . ( ADSI ) has released KioCall , a new video conferencing product specifically for use on kiosks running KioWare for Windows kiosk software . Additionally , a new version of KioWare for Windows has been released , now supporting the new KioCall video conferencing application for kiosk to kiosk – or kiosk to call centre – video conferencing .
KioWare kiosk software products lock down your device into kiosk mode , which secures the overall operating system , home screen and usage of applications . The new KioCall video conferencing app allows kiosk users to initiate or receive video chats with another kiosk , desktop user , or group . Features include queue calling ( first available attendant ), screen sharing , group calling , and user to user calling .
Version 8.9 of KioWare for Windows has added support for KioCall video conferencing . Using KioWare for Windows on a user kiosk and the KioCall application on a receiving PC , users can add video customer service to any kiosk project . KioWare president Jim Kruper notes , “ KioCall is a game changer for adding video conferencing capabilities to your kiosk . With KioCall , video conferencing is reliable and robust while also extremely inexpensive and requires trivial effort to add to your device .” n
Zytronic touch sensors enable phone charging stations for Mecca pilgrims
Pilgrims travelling between Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia can now recharge and top up their phones at forty stations , featuring durable ZyBrid custom designed Projected Capacitive Technology ( PCT ) touch sensors from Zytronic . The stations , the first to be installed along the pilgrim route , were designed and manufactured by Slovenian system integrator Lastinski , on behalf of United Yousef M . Naghi Co . Ltd , a leading consumer electronics group based in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia . The distance from Mecca to Medina is 280 miles ( 450km ) and it ’ s a journey that many Muslims make as part of their Hajj pilgrimage . Today , most pilgrims have mobile phones with them on their journey , which will require charging during the Hajj , as well as perhaps adding extra credit . United Yousef M . Naghi Co . Ltd identified this unusual application and commissioned Lastinski to create outdoor mobile phone charging stations to help pilgrims keep in touch with family and friends during their pilgrimage .
Commenting , Mitja Veber , Managing Director of Lastinski , said , “ This is a pioneering project – these are the first outdoor charging stations to be built alongside this busy pilgrimage route .
A reliable touchscreen is central to delivering a good experience to the users of the stations . Zytronic touch sensors are very rugged , and have proved fully able to withstand the tough conditions , and operate well through the 8mm glass overlay . We believe that the terminal design we have created is unique , and has enormous potential for travellers in other locations including airports and railway stations .”
In addition to charging , the locations also offer the ability to top up mobile phone credit and buy prepaid SIM cards . There is even a facility to communicate with other pilgrims and leave them messages . Lastinski delivered the stations as a turnkey project . They undertook all of the system design including the ruggedised casing and custom electronics , took care of the final assembly and delivery to various remote sites .
The project involved the construction of 40 sets of 30 stations , each with three screens – two 10in displays and a 21in LCD . The smaller screens open the charging stations , while the larger one provides access to a wider range of services . All three are controlled by a single computer , providing a flexible platform . n
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