Probationers can check in with automated officer

August 19, 2004

Peoria (Ill.) Journal Star: This fall, minimum- and medium-risk probationers in Peoria County will begin reporting to a kiosk, rather than a probation…

California DMV expands self-service

August 19, 2004

CRM Daily: Officials in California hope self-service kiosk pilot projects shorten lines and ease congestion in Department of Motor Vehicle offices. The…

Court opens public access kiosk

August 18, 2004

Short notice rules out touchscreens in Miami-Dade

August 18, 2004

Sun-Sentinel.com: MIAMI - Miami-Dade has ruled out replacing its 7,200 touchscreen voting machines with paper ballots and optical scan equipment by the…

Log on to India's first e-district

August 17, 2004

Times of India: Malappuram, India - Malappuram, formerly India's most backward district, is now the country's first e-literate district. The state of Kerala…

The Kiosk Show promises bounty of self-service solutions

August 17, 2004

Imagine customers' reaction if they walked into your store for a Coke and had to choose their syrup, carbonated water and ice separately. While there's…

Early voting in primary election starts in Lee County

August 16, 2004

Lee County, Fla. - Registered voters wanting to take advantage of early voting services for the Aug. 31 Republican primary election can cast their votes…

Lawmakers cut e-voting's paper trail

August 15, 2004

Los Angeles: California Democratic lawmakers killed legislation on Thursday that would require electronic voting machines to offer a paper trail for the next…

Biometrics creeping into everyday life

August 12, 2004

CTV, Canada: When the Statue of Liberty recently reopened, visitors discovered they had to touch an electronic reader that scans fingerprints in order to rent…

Dubai adding kiosks to public access mix

August 11, 2004

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Government officials in the United Arab Emirate of Dubai are preparing to launch the second phase of a technology initiative that…

D.C. courts open Web site and plan future kiosk deployment

August 11, 2004

Washington Post: D.C. courts went online with a Web site aimed at regular people. It explains how to use the Small Claims Court and how to take a case before…

MEI products to accept color $50 bill

August 10, 2004

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - MEI plans to seamlessly transition retail customers to accept the soon-to-be-released color $50 bill in kiosks, self-checkouts, and other…

Computer kiosks offer free birth control

August 10, 2004

AZ Central.com: A central Wisconsin family planning group is testing touchscreens kiosks that let poor women order free condoms and birth control pills. The…

Kiosk pay stations perplex parkers

August 10, 2004

Seattle Times: Seattle's new parking pay kiosks promise ease and convenience, but many first-time users find them confusing and annoying. The green kiosks…

Self-service comes to libraries

August 8, 2004

Sun-Herald: Sarasota County library officials plan to add self-checkout units that allow patrons to help themselves when borrowing materials from the library…

Indiana Department of Correction installs legal information kiosks

August 8, 2004

PRNewswire: LexisNexis and Touch Sonic Technologies have contracted with the Indiana Department of Correction on a one-year pilot program that brings legal…

Touchscreens clear another legal hurdle

August 8, 2004

Miami Herald: Touchscreen voting machines survived another legal challenge when an appellate court, on Friday, upheld an earlier dismissal of U.S. Rep. Robert…

Charlottetown launches kiosk parking system

August 5, 2004

CBC.com: In an effort to fight the vandalism of parking meters, the City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, is piloting a new parking kiosk system…

Diebold admits Maryland primaries' software was not federally qualified

August 5, 2004

The Baltimore Chronicle: Diebold has admitted, in an official report to Alameda County, California election officials, that electronic voting software used in…

Growing list of prisons installing legal research kiosks for inmates

August 3, 2004

DAYTON, Ohio -- LexisNexis U.S. and Touch Sonic Technologies today announced that prisons in Ventura County, Calif. are the latest corrections facilities to…