How ADA compliant kiosks meet accessibility challenges across the country

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed to help eliminate the widespread discrimination against people with disabilities in the United States. But…

The Clientron PT2500: Retail Transformation at the Point of Sale

With the Clientron PT2500, sales checkout is intuitive and seamless, with both its hardware and software tailored to meet the needs of busy retailers for scale…

MetLife Stadium reopens with complete cashless capability

July 13, 2021

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey will welcome back fans next month with newly implemented safety protocols for all upcoming events including New…

Chemesis taps Cannaballers for sales and marketing

July 13, 2021

Chemesis International Inc., a cannabis grower, manufacturer, distributor and retailer, has signed a sales and marketing partnership with Cannaballers, a…

South Korea c-store chain introduces alcoholic beverage vending machine

July 13, 2021

South Korea's largest convenience store brand, CU, has introduced a vending machine to serve alcoholic drinks, according to an ajudaily.com report.

Lamar Advertising invests $30M in Vistar Media

July 12, 2021

Lamar Advertising Co., an owner and operator of outdoor advertising and logo sign displays, has acquired a minority stake in Vistar Media, a provider of…

Virtual reality’s ‘I-Phone Moment’ has arrived

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Consumer VR headset sales are "exploding" due to Oculus Quest 2, causing retail, entertainment and other venues to follow suit, consultant Bob Cooney noted in…

Sports retailer creates tent vending machine

July 12, 2021

Decathlon, a U.K. based sports retailer, has developed what it calls the world's first tent vending machine for display at the Trinity Leeds shopping mall in…

Tokyo vending machine offers flowers in different stages of bloom

July 12, 2021

A Tokyo rail station, Shinjuku Station, has installed a vending machine that will offer a selection of flowers in different stages of bloom priced between 50…

Clevertouch interactive displays helps business center in S. Africa

July 12, 2021

The Cape Business Centre in Cape Town, South Africa, hopes to attract more visitors with interactive touchscreen displays deployed by Clevertouch Technologies…

Closed Japanese dumpling shop reopens with vending

July 12, 2021

Gyoza Micchan House, a takeout dumpling shop in Takasaki, Japan which closed in 2019, recently reopened in the form of a dumpling factory and a pair of vending…

Georgia school uses book vending machine to encourage kids to read

July 12, 2021

Black's Mill Elementary School in Dawsonville, Georgia, is the most recent elementary school to deploy a book vending machine that encourages kids to read…

Ordyx POS introduces self-order kiosk software

July 12, 2021

Ordyx POS, a provider of restaurant POS software, has introduced Ordyx Self Serve, software that runs on kiosks offering customers a way to order their meal…

Partteam & OEMKiosks develops banking kiosk

July 12, 2021

Partteam & OEMKiosks, a Portugal-based kiosk manufacturer, has developed a self-service banking kiosk for a customer in Qatar, according to a press release.

Hudson Group, Inspire Brands execs keynoting Self-Service Innovation Summit

Networld Media Group's first in-person Self-Service Innovation Summit, "The Future of Self Service," Dec. 14–16, at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood…

CyberLink teams with Asus on facial recognition solution

July 9, 2021

CyberLink Corp., a provider of AI and facial recognition technologies, has partnered with Asus, integrating its facial recognition engine into Asus's…

Parking kiosk snafu costs Maryland city nearly $20K

July 9, 2021

A parking kiosk glitch has cost Ocean City, Maryland as much as $20,000, according to a delmarvanow.com report.

Nebraska, Iowa hospitals install kiosks to screen visitors

July 9, 2021

Visitors are required to sanitize their hands, put on a medical grade mask and pass screening requirements before entering CHI Health hospitals in Nebraska and…

PPDS introduces air quality sensor

July 9, 2021

PPDS has introduced its air quality sensor, an air quality monitoring solution designed to help schools and businesses create healthier and more productive…

Multi-state cannabis dispensary taps ARCA cash automation

July 9, 2021

Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc., a multi-state cannabis operator, has selected ARCA, a provider of cash automation solutions for financial institutions, retail…