

For Android devices, customers download a standalone app from the Google Play app store. On iOS devices, customers use the built-in AirPrint functionality, so the Mobile Connect device is compatible with any iOS imaging app that offers printing, including the built-in Photos app. Customers join the WiFi network and then transmit their photos wirelessly. The Mobile Connect device creates a separate, dedicated WiFi network for photo transmission to the kiosks. Configuration is simple – just connect the device to your LAN via an Ethernet cable and configure from any browser via a built-in web administration portal. The Mobile Connect WiFi device is a small, new hardware unit available for purchase from Lucidiom to enable wireless transmission of photos from customers’ smartphones and tablets to the kiosk.

Mobile Connect WiFi Device for iOS & Android.Once a customer selects an archive product, they can now choose exactly which photos they wish to have included on their disc. Image CDs and DVDs will now show up as a top-level product group and can even be set as a featured product. Archiving photos to disc remains one of the most popular kiosk offerings for consumers, and APM v9.0 includes a brand new workflow to optimize the experience. Rendering for folio products also blazes, shaving up to 40% off the order processing time of previous releases. APM 9.0’s revamped imaging engine squeezes maximum performance out of processors old and new, to achieve up to 2.5x faster image load times. We recommend that prior to upgrading to v9.0, all customers with large-screen kiosks reset their display settings to the monitor’s native resolution to take full advantage of this new functionality. On an HD 1080p screen this translates into the kiosk displaying up to 88% more photo thumbnails on-screen at a time than previous kiosk releases. The APM kiosk now includes intelligent scaling technology to take advantage of high-resolution displays. An exciting line of releases, the 9.x series modernizes the kiosk–the software has been adjusted for modern wide-screen hardware, accepts mobile phone connection, adds fonts, bleeds and a cloud-connected option for ordering.
