Oregon park to test cashless payment kiosk

February 9, 2018

Lane County Parks is installing a kiosk at Mt. Pisgah in Eugene, Oregon, that will no longer take cash in the interest of reducing thefts and offering greater…

Caliburger launches global growth initiatives, implementing kiosks, robots and more

February 9, 2018

CaliBurger, a pioneer in automated restaurant technology, is expanding this year throughout North America, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. The company…

Elite Manufacturing Technologies introduces outdoor menu boards

February 8, 2018

Elite Manufacturing Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of precision sheet metal components and assemblies, has introduced outdoor menu boards available in…

IntuiLab secures $3.7 million in funding

February 8, 2018

IntuiLab, the company behind IntuiFace, the software platform for creating touch-first digital signage without writing code, has closed $3.7 million in Series…

CES unleashes a gold mine of self-serve retail technology

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Many of the exhibits in the High Tech Retailing Marketplace and elsewhere on the CES show floor featured self-service technology designed to enable retailers…

Costco tests self-order food kiosks

February 7, 2018

Costco is testing out self-ordering food kiosks at a few locations, according to FoodBeast. FoodBeast was tipped to one that opened in Tustin, California, and…

Intersection digital screens to carry NBC Winter Olympics coverage

February 7, 2018

NBC Olympics has partnered with Intersection, a smart cities technology and media company, to feature exclusive PyeongChang Olympics content across thousands…

Chicago to add 50 payment kiosks for city services

February 6, 2018

Chicago's department of finance will add 50 additional payment kiosks in city buildings as part of an effort to upgrade online municipal services' payment…

Ideas & Innovations LLC introduces ticketing kiosk with interactive advertising screen

February 6, 2018

Ideas & Innovations LLC has introduced a ticketing kiosk designed for concerts, sporting events, plays and movie theaters, according to a press release.

VR, AR and robots to be mainstream in a few years, CES panel claims

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

A panel of robotics, VR and AR experts think these new technologies presently occupy a place in their evolution similar to that of personal computers in the…

Texas county to install kiosks to provide anti-slavery message for Confederate monument

February 5, 2018

A monument committee in Denton County, Texas, voted to keep a Confederate statue, but will add kiosks with an anti-slavery message next to the monument…

Japanese airports to test intelligent, mobile check-in kiosks

February 5, 2018

Airports in Kansai, Japan will test SITA's "KATE" – an intelligent check-in kiosk that can autonomously move around the airport as needed, according to…

Border control kiosks installed on cruise ship

February 2, 2018

The MV Kydon operated by Ferries del Caribe has become the first cruise ship to install border control kiosks on a ship or a ferry, according to itbusiness.ca.

North Carolina newspaper features Meridian Kiosk's new automated pickup locker

February 2, 2018

The Pilot, a newspaper serving Moore County, North Carolina, ran a feature article on Meridian Kiosk, which released a prototype of its mBOX automated locker…

Let’s get ‘phygital’: Changing trends of cash payment solutions in retail at NRF 2018

The winners will be those who are best able to understand the interplay between the physical and the digital to create the ultimate "phygital" experience.

Fort Lauderdale airport installs passport control kiosks

February 1, 2018

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has installed self-service kiosks to expedite entry into the U.S., according to the South Florida Business Journal.

Fastenal reports 14.8% net sales jump in fourth quarter, driven by customer demand

February 1, 2018

Fastenal, a supplier of industrial supply kiosks, reported net sales increased $140.5 million, or 14.8 percent, from the fourth quarter of 2016 to the fourth…

Expanding electronics raise the stakes for protecting kiosks from extreme cold

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Advances in heaters, fans, thermostats, regulators and lighting have enabled kiosks to function efficiently in almost any environment, but customers must…

New Hampshire newspaper profiles Advanced Kiosks

January 31, 2018

Advanced Kiosks, which has outgrown its 6,000 square feet and is scouting a bigger location in the Concord area, was recently profiled by the New Hampshire…

LinkNYC kiosks enable New Yorkers to enroll for health care coverage

January 31, 2018

New York City residents have until today, Jan 31, to enroll for health care coverage, and they can do so by using the healthcare open enrollment app on the…