Gary Platt — Aluminum Hi-Lo Pedestal
Gary Platt Manufacturing has announced the development of an aluminum hi-lo adjustable pedestal understructure to accompany its existing product lines of casino seating. The new state-of-the-art understructure features a self-return cylinder with auto height and seat position return. The new aluminum hi-lo pedestal is available in all anodized colors and all powdercoat finishes. The pedestals have been introduced in two casinos, with a total of more than 200 shipped to the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas and the Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Mich. According to Gary Platt President Bob Yabroff, reaction to the new pedestal has been positive. For more information, visit www.garyplatt.com.
Elo TouchSystems — 17A2 Touchcomputer
Tyco Electronics’ Elo TouchSystems has turned its recently announced 1729L 17-inch integrated multifunction touchmonitor into a fully-functioning, fanless, all-in-one touchcomputer. The new 17A2 not only retains both the compact footprint of the 1729L and its comprehensive range of options, but it also adds a host of new features to help customers gain an even firmer foothold in the POS marketplace. Many diverse applications take advantage of the capabilities of the new 17A2 all-in-one touchcomputer, including loyalty systems, kiosk information systems, home control, casino management, POS systems and Internet access points, such as those for web surfing and hotel reservations. The 17A2 touchcomputer includes a choice of the industry-leading Elo TouchSystems touch technologies: AccuTouch Five-Wire Resistive, IntelliTouch Surface Wave, CarrollTouch Infrared and the company’s innovative Acoustic Pulse Recognition, which blends the benefits of all three. For more information, visit www.tycoelectronics.com.
Cummins-Allison — Money Machine™
Cummins-Allison Corp. has announced enhancements to its premier self-service coin-redemption kiosk, the Money Machine™. The most visible of the enhancements is the development of a through-the-wall model, which reduces the machine’s footprint. The new configuration allows complete access to all functions from the rear, where it can be serviced out of the view of patrons. An additional touchscreen display monitor and a separate report printer mount on the wall above the rear access panel. These give the attendant the same controls at the rear that are available from the front. In addition to the cosmetic improvement, some important functional changes have also been made. For locations that handle a lot of commercial traffic, the Money Machine is now available with quad quarter, dual penny, dual nickel, dual dime, and single half-dollar and dollar coin bags. Bag reconfiguration kits also have been developed that enable a quad-quarter machine to be converted to a quad-penny machine, for example. Those options allow the machine to operate much longer between required bag changes. For more information, visit www.cummins-allison.com.
Card Scanning Solutions — Snapshell FDA Camera Scanner
Card Scanning Solutions announced the development of the Snapshell FDA Camera Scanner. The Snapshell FDA Camera Scanner combines Card Scanning Solutions’ scanning and OCR technology with Digimarc’s IDMarc digital watermark reading technology to authenticate IDs using embedded tamperproof digital watermarks. The Snapshell FDA utilizes a 3-megapixel camera built into its base to capture high-quality digital images of ID cards (up to 600 dpi), populating the card’s text into appropriate fields within seconds while simultaneously authenticating the watermark. The easy-to-use scanner uses a USB 2.0 connection, features no moving parts and requires no calibration. Its innovative geometric design features a small footprint that makes it a convenient desktop tool, while its easy integration into kiosks provides an efficient means of automating information collection and card authentication. The scanner can come bundled with Card Scanning Solutions’ IdScan or Scanshell.net modular software, or can be used with an SDK for smooth integration into third-party software. For more information, visit www.card-reader.com.