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Washington State intros health testing kiosks

February 8, 2024

The Washington State Department of Health has teamed with local health jurisdictions and tribal nations to introduce kiosks offering free COVID-19 and flu…

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Michigan town intros automated services kiosk

February 8, 2024

Residents of Grand Blanc Township, Michigan can now perform property searches, file for building permits, pay bills and sign up for automatic payments at a…

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Florida county expands vehicle registration kiosks

February 6, 2024

Florida motorists can renew vehicle registrations at a kiosk installed at the Palmetto Publix store at 1101 8th Avenue West, according to a report in The…

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Chicago Metra closes ticket windows, offers vending machines

January 30, 2024

Users of the Metra rail in Chicago will no longer have access to ticket windows as of Feb. 1 and will buy transit cards and tickets from vending machines…

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Minneapolis transit set to switch to credit card, mobile payments

January 30, 2024

Metro Transit riders in Minneapolis will soon be able to pay fares by tapping a payment card or using Google Pay, Apple Pay and Cash App, according to a report…

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Oregon offers kiosk for faster tax filing

January 30, 2024

Southern Oregon taxpayers can file returns at a computer kiosk in the Medford regional office of the state revenue department, according to a kobi5.com report.

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BMV self-serve kiosks expand in Ohio

January 29, 2024

Ohio motorists are able to renew vehicle registrations at self-serve kiosks at 29 locations statewide, according to a press release.

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San Diego prisons install machines for naloxone, fentanyl test strips

January 29, 2024

Visitors to and prisoners exiting San Diego jails will have free access to nalaxone, a medication that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose, and fentanyl…

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Biden-Harris approves $150M for EV charging station repair

January 23, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has awarded nearly $150 million to 24 grant recipients in 20 states to repair and replace existing electric vehicle charging…

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US Postal Service intros EV charging stations

January 23, 2024

The United States Postal Service introduced its first set of electric vehicle charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center, according to…

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Prague Transport intros ticket vending machines

January 22, 2024

Passengers of the Transport Co. of Prague in the Czech Republic can now buy train coupons from ticket vending machines located in the metro and at Václav Havel…

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Michigan county to install 100 Narcan machines

January 22, 2024

Wayne County in Michigan will install 100 vending machines offering free kits of Narcan, according to a CBS News report. Narcan is a brand name for Naloxone…

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Malaysia city deploys wayfinding/air quality monitor kiosk

January 17, 2024

The city of Melaka, Malaysia has installed a touchscreen kiosk that features an air quality monitor to help enable the state of Melaka to qualify as a "Clean…

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India city to install health information kiosks at hospitals

January 15, 2024

Pimpri Chinchwad, a city in India, will install health information kiosks at three hospitals: Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital, Talera Hospital and Yamuna…

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Maryland town installs solar powered messaging kiosks

January 12, 2024

Hyattsville, Maryland, has installed solar-powered messaging kiosks in local parks: Huerich Park, Driskell Park and the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail…

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AI-powered kiosks deliver legal services in Texas county

January 12, 2024

The county courthouse in El Paso County, Texas, recently installed two kiosks to provide legal services to residents, with three more planned for the coming…

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Philippines city to install business processing kiosks

January 4, 2024

Davao City in the Philippines will install geographical information system kiosks early this year, according to a mindanews.com report.

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Philadelphia transit to stop accepting payment tokens in January

December 29, 2023

Philadelphia buses and trolleys will no longer accept payment tokens on Jan. 1, when users will be required to pay with "travel wallets," according to a…

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Dubai introduces reverse vending machines to recycle plastic bottles into uniforms

December 27, 2023

Dubai Municipality has introduced reverse vending machines in hopes of collecting 60 tons of plastic bottles, according to a gulfnews.com report.

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Container deposit recycling machines expand in Australia

December 22, 2023

The city of Yarra, Australia has introduced a reverse vending machine for recycling beverage containers at Collingwood Leisure Centre, according to an…

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