Marijuana kiosks violate international treaties, drug control board says

February 18, 2008

The Associated Press: Marijuana vending kiosks in Los Angeles violate international treaties and should be shut down, the U.N.-affiliated drug control board…

Public library to install book kiosk for train riders

February 17, 2008

The (San Jose, Calif.) Mercury News: Train riders at a San Francisco area train station will soon have the Contra Costa County library system at their…

Kiosk Europe on target with major new exhibitors

February 17, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. — KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2008 and DIGITAL SIGNAGE EXPO 2008 have announced a large list of new exhibitors for both shows, including Epson…

Durham, N.C. installs tax payment kiosk

February 12, 2008

(Durham, N.C.) NBC17: Durham residents can pay their taxes at a payment kiosk that opened recently. The Durham County tax payment kiosk is the first of its…

Parisian libraries to implement RFID self-checkout

February 12, 2008

RFID Journal: The city of Paris, France, has announced plans to implement RFID at 42 of its library branches, using a solution from 3M Library Systems. The…

Chicago bill payment kiosks

Pay-Ease solution gives citizens a speedier commute.

Diebold online store may reveal e-voting security flaw

February 6, 2008

CNET News.com: Imagine if all it took to get inside widely-used Diebold electronic voting kiosks — perhaps with malicious intentions, such as installing…

Poll worker slaps voting kiosk to bring it to life

February 6, 2008

Wired: A San Francisco attorney says that after a touchscreen voting machine he was using froze and gave him the "red screen of death," a poll worker lifted…

Redbox kiosk drops R-rated titles after complaints

February 5, 2008

Video Business: Union City, Ind., has succeeded in getting rid of the R-rated movie titles being rented out of its local McDonald's Redbox kiosk. Rick…

Pilot kiosk program allows utility bill payment

February 3, 2008

NewsOK.com: Customers of two stores in a local convenience store chain are able to pay their gas and electrical bills using an automated payment kiosk, Tulsa…

Kiosks to serve up latest info on Minneapolis bridge rebuilding

January 27, 2008

The Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minn.) Star Tribune: This week brings the debut of an interactive way for everyone to get the latest information on the rebuilding…

Albuquerque to install crime-watch kiosks

January 22, 2008

KOAT-TV, Channel 7 (Albuquerque, N.M.): The Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque is one of the city's most trendy spots, and now police are taking steps to…

Parking kiosk 'blacklist' flags bad credit cards

January 21, 2008

The (Boulder, Colo.) Daily Camera: If you have a bad credit card, Boulder's new parking system has your number. The city installed a new kiosk system downtown…

Kiosks guard the lobbies at several Pa. high schools

January 20, 2008

Burlington County (Pa.) Times: The Lenape Regional High School District has turned to a comprehensive computer system to monitor visitors who pass through its…

Southern Illinois not guaranteed to get pharmacy kiosks

January 17, 2008

TheSouthern.com: As part of new reforms to state pharmacy laws, Illinois drug stores have the right to install kiosks where customers can pick up…

Kiosks to speed up driver's license testing

January 8, 2008

WLNS 6 (Lansing, Mich.): A commercial drivers license is now available literally at your fingertips. Touchscreen testing kiosks will be installed at 10…

Self Service Excellence Awards online entry form now available

January 6, 2008

TRUMBULL, Conn. — KioskCom Self-Service Expo is now accepting submissions for its Self Service Excellence Awards.   According to a news release, KioskCom…

Questions continue for voting machines

January 6, 2008

The New York Times: After the 2000 election, counties around the United States rushed to buy new computerized voting machines. But it turns out that these…

Kiosks let parents keep tabs on kids' grades

January 6, 2008

The (Grand Junction, Colo.) Daily Sentinel: The grocery shopping lists of parents of some Colorado students may now include grade reports or teacher e-mail…

Dubai traffic fines now paid at police kiosks

January 2, 2008

(United Arab Emirites) Khaleej Times: Dubai Traffic Police have launched a new service in which citizens can pay traffic fines at kiosks in various shopping…