Digital signage kiosks warn of workplace accidents

May 15, 2014

Quebec’s workplace health and safety board, the CSST, is deploying digital signage kiosks from Zoom Media to increase awareness about the dangers of…

USA Technologies reports revenue, customer growth

May 14, 2014

USA Technologies, provider of cashless payment services for self-service retailing, has reported a growing customer base and increased number of connections to…

Skimming alert for US Postal Service kiosks

May 14, 2014

Following reports of theft from counterfeit debit cards, the United States Postal Inspection Service is investigating the possibility that skimmers have been…

First Canadian marijuana vending machine launched

May 14, 2014

The B.C. Pain Society, a Vancouver-based medical marijuana dispensary, has opened what it claims is Canada’s first marijuana vending machine.

Pepsi launches new interactive vending kiosk for World Cup season

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Interactive virtual reality kiosk gives soccer fans a kick.

AVT launches vending machine parts website

May 14, 2014

Corona, California-based AVT has launched www.avtparts.com, a website that allows vending machine owners, operators and field technicians to find and purchase…

Microsoft Surface tablets and RFID tags power LeanBox kiosks

May 13, 2014

Needham, Massachusetts-based LeanBox is supplying self-service healthy food kiosks equipped with Microsoft Surface Tablets, RFID-tagged products and…

KioWare kiosk software now comes with TV tuner

May 13, 2014

TV Tuner integration for digital signage and kiosk applications as well as an improved user experience are part of the latest KioWare kiosk software updates…

Washington State considers allowing marijuana vending machines

May 13, 2014

The recent unveiling of the ZaZZZ pot vending machine in Colorado has the State of Washington thinking about permitting the use of marijuana kiosks, reports…

Dentist self-check-in kiosk reduces errors, saves time and paper

May 13, 2014

DentiMax has launched a patient self-check-in system that it says reduces clerical errors, saves time, and cuts paper use.

Telemedicine kiosk co raises $8 million in latest funding round

May 13, 2014

U.S. remote diagnostics kiosk provider HealthSpot has raised a further $8 million in its latest funding round.

Bath City Centre Post Office rolls out self-service kiosks

May 12, 2014

The City Centre Post Office in the English town of Bath has introduced five self-service kiosks as part of a branch modernization program, reports the Bath…

Bitcoin Vending Network launched

May 12, 2014

Phoenix-based Cephas Holdings has launched the Bitcoin Vending Network for businesses interested in selling Bitcoins via vending machines and POS terminals…

Wincor Nixdorf takes smart tellers to European ATMs 2014

May 12, 2014

Wincor Nixdorf will be demonstrating its new tablet-based "smart teller" solution for assisted self-service at the European ATMs 2014 exhibition which will…

NYC replacing payphones with kiosks

The big apple is turning thousands of unused payphones into communications and Wi-Fi kiosks.

The psychology of effective kiosk placement

by Frank Olea

Given the costs involved with kiosk deployment, it’s worthwhile to understand the psychology behind effective kiosk placement.

Liberty Teller deploys third Bitcoin kiosk in Boston area

May 7, 2014

Liberty Teller, which late last year launched the first Bitcoin vending machine in the U.S., is deploying its third kiosk in the Boston area.

German bank deploys self-service property search kiosk

May 7, 2014

A large German cooperative bank, Volksbank Schwarzwald Baar Hegau, has installed an interactive property search kiosk in its property department, the…

Top 5: What was trending in kiosks and self-service in April?

by Christopher Hall — w, t

From PCI compliance to Bob Marley, we look back at the most popular kiosk and self-service stories for April.

Fingernails 2 Go launches franchise digital nail art vending kiosks

May 6, 2014

Fingernails 2 Go has developed the C12 digital nail art kiosk which prints high-tech designs onto fingernails or artificial nails. The U.K.-based company is…