operation costs by giving employees real-time access to information.
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The MK 1100 Micro Kiosk is described as an interactive self-service kiosk that can handle both customer and employee applications. It allows consumers to verify product pricing, view digital advertising and promotions, automate orders, locate products, and access frequent shopper information. Additionally, retailers can use the device to deploy store operation applications that increase staff productivity; and employees have in-aisle access to product data and can enter over-stock or under-stock alerts, obtain SKU details, clock-in and clock-out, and view work schedules.
The MK 1100 micro kiosk features a 5.7-inch (diagonal) QVGA color display with optional touch screen capability and connects to store networks through Ethernet or Wi-Fi communications. The system also supports SNMP (simple network management protocol), enabling it to be centrally monitored as a client on the network. The device also features Symbol's high performance 1-D and 2-D data capture capabilities, the company says.
Summary of key features and specifications . . .
- Processor -- 200 MHz Intel XScale
- Memory -- 32MB DRAM, 32MB Flash
- Operating system -- Windows CE .NET 4.1 with Internet Explorer CE version 5.5
- Display -- 5.7 in. diagonal 320x240 pixels (QVGA) LCD with touchscreen (option)
- LAN -- 10Base-T Ethernet
- WLAN -- 11 Mbps (802.11b) and 2 Mbps (802.11)
- Input/output port -- 1 RS-232 serial port
- Expansion -- 1 Type II/III PC Card slot
- Built-in 1D/2D scanner
- Dimensions -- 10.9 x 8.9 x 3.6 in.
Windows CE .NET based SDKSymbol supports the micro kiosk with a software development kit (SDK) that enables retail information technology (IT) teams to create custom Windows CE .NET 4.1 powered applications. Symbol says that the SDK includes a fully functional HTML-based demo application with source code, and that the MK 1100 supports multiple programming languages, including, C, C++, C#, and Visual Basic.NET.
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