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City in Kansas installs kiosk for utility payments
January 2, 2019
Residents of Garden City, Kansas, can now pay utility bills 24 hours a day using cash, credit cards and checks at a kiosk in front of the city administrative…
read nowFormer weather kiosk now provides local information in Knoxville
January 2, 2019
The East Tennessee Historical Society is seeking funds to continue the restoration a kiosk on the corner of Market Street and Clinch Avenue in Knoxville, which…
read nowLiterary kiosk prints 3,228 stories since October
December 31, 2018
A "literary kiosk" touring the Iowa City area has printed more than 3,228 stories for passers-by since it debuted in October at the Iowa City Book Festival…
read nowColumbus gets its first free Wi-Fi, interactive kiosk
December 27, 2018
Experience Columbus, in partnership with the city and other organizations, has announced the city's first interactive kiosk available to the public, offering…
read nowPolice install ‘e-cop’ kiosk at Delhi airport
December 27, 2018
The Delhi police have installed an "e-cop kiosk" at Indira Gandhi International airport to help passengers report lost items or lodge a complaint without…
read nowMassachusetts town installs parking kiosks
December 21, 2018
The city of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has begun installing solar-powered parking kiosks featuring electronic screens and a keypad where drivers will type in…
read nowDowntown Little Rock to receive 12 more Wi-Fi kiosks
December 20, 2018
Little Rock, Arkansas, lawmakers recently authorized 12 additional Wi-Fi kiosks for the downtown area. The 7-foot kiosks will be provided through a Smart City…
read nowSpokane to add 2 more library kiosks
December 20, 2018
The Spokane, Washington, library district plans to introduce two more library kiosks, following passage of a library bond in November, according to msn.com.
read nowIntersection installs Wi-Fi kiosks in Philadelphia
December 17, 2018
Intersection, a smart cities technology and media company, has begun installation of public Wi-Fi and data kiosks in Philadelphia, according to The Inquirer.
read nowHeritage organization installs informational kiosks
December 15, 2018
Essex Heritage, a nonprofit organization that helps preserve the character of Essex County, Massachusetts, recently unveiled an informational kiosk near the…
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McDonald’s touchscreen study calls for zero tolerance approach
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The McDonald's touchscreens sampled in the U.K. study have caused no illnesses to date, indicating that the risk is being managed. But that’s not the end of…
read nowOhio State University offers bacon vending machine
December 7, 2018
Students, teachers, employees and visitors at The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences who love bacon can satisfy…
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Kiosk touchscreen sanitation study unlikely to bring regulatory action
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The discovery of bacteria-contaminated touchscreens on McDonald's self-order kiosks in the U.K. has alarmed some observers, but U.S. regulatory officials don't…
read nowCPR training kiosk comes to Georgia World Congress Center
December 4, 2018
Visitors and employees at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta will be able to learn lifesaving CPR thanks to an interactive "hands-only CPR" kiosk…
read nowSolar-powered parking kiosks coming to Columbus, Ohio
November 30, 2018
Columbus, Ohio, has installed solar-powered, touchpad parking kiosks from West Street to Long Street, according to Columbus Business First.
read nowOutdoor kiosks coming to Berkeley, California, shopping district
November 29, 2018
City council members in Berkeley, California, have approved the installation of up to 31 kiosks on public sidewalks in the city's shopping district, according…
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ADA compliant screen readers? Garbage-in, garbage-out...
by Ben Wheeler — President, KioskGUY.COM
The content in the coding of the software application must be compatible with the screen reader to be compliant with federal disability access rules.
read nowDetroit district court joins DivDat no-fee payment kiosk network
October 31, 2018
The DivDat Kiosk Network has added the 36th District Court in Detroit to its no-fee kiosk network. Individuals can now pay fees and fines owed to the court on…
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Connected parking kiosks take the lead in creating 'smart cities' infrastructure
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Parking kiosks will provide much of the infrastructure for smart cities, which promise a higher quality of life for millions of people.
read nowNew Jersey transit station to get solar-powered parking kiosks
October 11, 2018
NJ Transit riders in Maplewood Township, New Jersey, will soon pay to park in the transit station garage using solar-powered parking kiosks, according to the…
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