Hardware News & Media

Retail complaints continue about self-checkout kiosks

December 19, 2023

Retail self-checkout kiosks continue to expand, but consumers and retailers are not uniform in their views about the benefits of the technology, according to…

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Commercial touch display market slated for 8.6% CAGR through 2029

December 19, 2023

The commercial touch display market is projected to grow from $5.8 billion in 2024 to $8.7 billion by 2029, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 8.6…

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Biden applauds Ohio, New York for 1st federally funded EV charging stations

December 19, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has commended Ohio and New York for opening America's first electric vehicle fast-charging stations funded through the National…

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Papa New Guinea intros kiosk for land management services

December 18, 2023

Papa New Guinea has introduced a self-serve kiosk to allow people to conduct land services, according to an emtv.com report. The country's lands and physical…

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Uniqlo self-checkout counter for apparel wins WSJ kudos

December 18, 2023

Uniqlo, an apparel store that allows customers to check out purchases at a counter that uses radio frequency identification technology to process the…

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Vending machine innovation: Play the guitar for beer

December 18, 2023

A New Zealand brewery, Panhead Custom Ales in Wellington, has introduced a vending machine that is operated by a person playing an attached electric guitar.

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Shield T3 pulls COVID test vending machines from universities

December 18, 2023

Shield T3, a company that provided COVID test kit vending machines at universities, has decided to discontinue its operations at university campuses across the…

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Nailing the right self-service solution; an ever evolving challenge

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

How do you pick the right kiosk for your customers? This was the topic of a panel discussion, "Check in kiosks: finding the right solution for your venue,…

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Tech partners team with Sodexo on UK hospital automated food court

December 14, 2023

Patrons at Royal Stoke University Hospital in Stoke-on-Trent in the U.K. will soon have access to an automated food court provided by Worldline, a global…

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Port Canaveral partners with utility to offer EV charging stations

December 14, 2023

Port Canaveral, a port in South Florida that largely services the cruise industry, has teamed with Florida Power & Light Co. to introduce six FPL EVolution…

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Mobility tech firm enables transit agencies to upgrade ticket machines

December 14, 2023

Conduent Transportation, a global provider of mobility technology solutions, has introduced a software platform that transforms ticket vending machines to…

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Downtown wayfinding kiosks coming to Chillicothe, Ohio

December 14, 2023

Visitors to and residents of Chillicothe, Ohio, will soon have access to downtown wayfinding kiosks, thanks to $50,000 allocated to Downtown Chillicothe…

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UAE telecom intros autonomous store with self-serve parcel robot

December 14, 2023

Etisalat by e&, a telecom provider in the United Arab Emirates, has introduced an autonomous store known as EASE (Etisalat by e& Autonomous Store…

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BWH Hotels to deploy Tesla EV charging at North America hotels

December 13, 2023

BWH Hotels, a global hotel operator, has teamed with Tesla to bring electric vehicle charging stations to properties throughout North America, with plans to…

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Bluefin teams with Scheidt & Bachmann to upgrade transit ticket machines

December 13, 2023

Bluefin, a provider of PCI-validated encryption and tokenization services to protect payments and sensitive data, has teamed with Scheidt & Bachmann Fare…

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Global telehealth kiosk market to rise more than 12% in 2023

December 13, 2023

The global telehealth kiosk market will rise at a combined annual growth rate of 12.79% to $40 billion from 2022 to 2023, according to a report from Future…

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New frontiers for convenience dining: How airports lead the way

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Attendees at last week's Self-Service Innovation Summit got an inside view of Burger King’s digital partnership with HMSHost, its airport foodservice partner.

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Digital signage future bright, with dominance over all aspects of travel experience

by Daniel Brown — Editor, Networld Media Group

In my latest travels for Digital Signage Today to cover last week’s Self-Service Innovation Summit in Miami, I was encouraged to see further growth in both…

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Nayax rebrands EV Meter as Nayax Energy

December 12, 2023

Nayax Ltd., a global commerce enablement, payments and loyalty platform designed to help merchants scale their business, has rebranded EV Meter, its electric…

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Ford teams with Minneapolis utility to deploy 30,000 EV charging ports

December 12, 2023

Ford Pro, the commercial division within Ford Motor Co., and Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis based utility, have partnered to support the deployment of 30,00…

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