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St. Louis tests 'pay and display' parking kiosks
November 14, 2006
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: St. Louis city officials are experimenting with parking meters that take credit and debit cards, as well as coins. If the new meters…
read nowSchool security kiosks challenged
November 12, 2006
Wheeling News-Register: A staff editorial in the Wheeling News-Register sharply criticizes new background checking kiosks at a high school in St. Albans, W.
read nowPhiladelphia newspaper lauds electronic voting
November 12, 2006
The Philadelphia Inquirer: There wasn't a hanging chad in sight Tuesday, as millions of Americans voted on high-tech voting equipment — many for the first…
read nowTexas Police set up kiosks for reporting crime
November 8, 2006
El Paso Times: The El Paso Police Department announced Nov. 9 that computer kiosks have been set up at each regional command center throughout the city of El…
read nowHigh school installs kiosk-based security program
November 6, 2006
Charleston Daily Mail: A West Virginia high school has installed LobbyGuard, a kiosk-based system equipped with a camera that requires visitors to insert their…
read nowChicago motorcyclists concerned about parking kiosks
November 1, 2006
Chicago-Sun Times: Now that "pay-and-display" parking kiosks, credited with easing the downtown parking crunch, are coming to Chicago's commercial strips, a…
read nowFilipino government deploys RFID-enabled credit-app kiosks
October 29, 2006
The Philippine Star: State-run pension fund Government Service and Insurance System is spending more than P70 million ($1.4 million U.S.) to install wireless…
read nowOakland, losing millions to meters, considers parking kiosks
October 29, 2006
SFGate.com: Oakland is losing $2 million a year because of missing or broken parking meters, according to a city audit. The city is considering replacing most…
read nowPakistani government launches bill-pay kiosks
October 12, 2006
ISLAMABAD -- President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday launched Nadra's nation-wide automated utility bill collection system and directed to expand…
read nowPitney Bowes, NCR release shipping kiosk
October 10, 2006
STAMFORD, Conn. – Pitney Bowes Inc. and NCR Corp. announced plans to market a jointly developed interactive kiosk for self-weighing, self-posting and…
read nowSchool guards entrance with kiosk background checks
October 10, 2006
JENKS, Okla. -- Visitors to Jenks High School will soon be greeted by a new school-safety tool called LobbyGuard. LobbyGuard's visitor-management kiosk can…
read nowIntel debuts dual-core processors for embedded apps
September 27, 2006
EET: Intel Corp. announced the launch of its dual-core E6400 and T7400 for embedded applications, ranging from bank ATMs to POS systems. The announcement, made…
read nowVirginia town unveils payment kiosk
September 25, 2006
ARLINGTON, Va. — Arlington County unveiled a new self-service kiosk that allows residents to make cash or check payments of their personal property and…
read nowOfficials displeased with e-voting
September 24, 2006
The New York Times: A growing number of state and local officials are getting cold feet about electronic voting technology, and many are making last-minute…
read nowHamburg library moves to self-checkout, RFID
September 20, 2006
RFID Journal: Starting in October, public libraries in Hamburg, Germany, will begin implementing an RFID-based system for checking materials in and out. The…
read nowSingapore library will distribute books, DVDs via kiosk
September 20, 2006
ZDNet Asia: Singapore-based RFID applications developer Wavex Technologies has developed book-dispensing kiosks and portable book drop-bins that are enabled…
read nowSan Francisco will use kiosks to dispense food stamps
September 18, 2006
San Francisco Mercury News: Mayor Gavin Newsom announced Sept. 18 that San Francisco is one of five cities to be awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S.
read nowRolls Royce plant adds law-enforcement kiosk
September 10, 2006
Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Avon and Somerset Constabulary is linking up with one of the region's biggest employers to give people access to the force's…
read nowKuala Lumpur adds crime-fighting kiosks
September 7, 2006
New Straits Times: A new kiosk allows citizens to send crime-related information to police with a touch of the screen. The unmanned kiosk has a camera and a…
read nowOttawa to offer universal e-card for government services
September 6, 2006
Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa's transportation committee endorsed the beginnings an electronic card system for people to buy a range of city services. The system will…
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