Whines about wine-kiosk shutdowns prompt audit

December 22, 2010

State Auditor General Jack Wagner will look into the mechanical problems plaguing wine kiosks throughout Pennsylvania that prompted the state's Liquor Control…

New Delhi kiosk project stalled

December 20, 2010

The deployment of 2,000 kiosks designed to provide information on railway timings and payment of utility bills in New Delhi have hit a road block, according to…

Jailhouse kiosks rock, steal business from bondsmen

Jails in more than 30 states use kiosks and other self-service to process bail payments. Will Dog the Bounty Hunter be out of a job?

Auburn (NY) parking kiosks to hibernate for the winter?

December 9, 2010

The Auburn (New York) Citizen is reporting on an issue that points to a hidden problem with self-service parking kiosks.

After delay, Miami-Dade jails to receive kiosks

November 28, 2010

According to the Miami Herald, kiosks intended to allow Miami-Dade county jail inmates to manage their own commissary accounts to buy toothpaste or snacks — or…

Finding success in self-service: Kiosk execs discuss 'How to's'

Leaders offer ideas on engaging consumers and partners to launch winning products.

Tax kiosk wins Coinstar’s Next Big Idea contest

The redbox owner sees promise in a kiosk where consumers can file their taxes.

Jersey town drops invisible kiosk parking meters

November 4, 2010

Cape May, N.J., is dropping a kiosk-based parking meter program on select streets because of complaints about visibility, according to the…

UK library uses Intellident to control kiosks

November 4, 2010

The Stockport Council's public library service in the U.K. has complete control over every self-service kiosk across its community at the click of a button by…

Kiosks on the rise as library alternative/adjunct

November 3, 2010

Another library is considering using a kiosk system for material check-in and check-out as state budgets face deficits. The library in Newport, Wisc., is…

Library automation firms partner to offer secure self-checkout

November 2, 2010

White Bear Lake, Minn.-based Tech Logic announced it has formed a new partnership with Library Automation Technologies Inc. (LAT), to provide the allCIRC media…

Library kiosks growing as cities reduce staff, hours

November 1, 2010

Libraries in the United States are turning to kiosks for book rental, driven by budget constraints and the desire to reach more readers, according to The Wall…

Wine kiosks roll out in Pennsylvania

October 31, 2010

The self-serve wine kiosk expanded into western Pennsylvania this month as the Market District and Giant Eagle grocery stores began installing the devices…

Police kiosk open for business

October 26, 2010

The Ventura, Calif., police department has installed a kiosk where citizens can pay parking tickets, register for an emergency notification system, file a…

UK prisons install Nemacom's SmartKiosk

October 19, 2010

Diversified technology company 3M today announced that its surface capacitive touch technology has been incorporated in self-service touch screen kiosks being…

India bank expands rural banking via kiosk, ATMs

October 19, 2010

The State Bank of India (SBI) has introduced banking services in two rural parts of the country using mobile vans outfitted with ATMs and kiosk banking…

Shorten driver's license lines with kiosks: Gov candidate

October 17, 2010

The four major candidates for governor of Rhode Island met in debate and wrangled over installing kiosks at the Division of Motor Vehicles to address the…

Libraries get a read on self-serve check-in/checkout kiosks

Tight budgets and staff constraints have libraries successfully installing self-serve check-in, checkout systems.

UK libraries take to self-service kiosks

October 14, 2010

The library system in Plymouth, England, has installed self-service kiosks with which patrons can check out and return books, CDs and DVDs without help from a…

U.K. post office gets automated with kiosks

October 13, 2010

Residents of the Isle of Man in the United Kingdom are using kiosk technology at the post office to help them pay bills and choose the right postal rates for…