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Then ask a local partner.</description><category>News</category><category>Hardware</category><category>Mobile computers</category><category>Zebra</category><category>Honeywell</category><category>Barcode</category></item><item><title>8 Types of Self-Service Kiosks and What Each One Is For</title><link>https://raptool.ai/blog/self-service-kiosk-types/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raptool.ai/blog/self-service-kiosk-types/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Self-ordering, self-checkout, check-in, ticketing, wayfinding, product lookup, pickup lockers and staff kiosks: what each type does, where it fits and what to plan for.</description><category>Kiosk</category><category>Retail</category><category>Visitor</category><category>Hotel</category><category>Time &amp; attendance</category><category>Label printers</category><category>Raptool Client</category><category>Retail stores</category></item><item><title>Spreadsheets vs Specialised Software: When to Move Beyond Excel</title><link>https://raptool.ai/blog/spreadsheets-vs-specialised-software/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://raptool.ai/blog/spreadsheets-vs-specialised-software/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate><description>Spreadsheets are great until they run your operations. 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