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Five Star Food Service installs its 4,000th micro market

December 21, 2023

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based provider of custom workplace breaktime solutions, has installed its 4,000th micro market in…

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Toyota sponsors book vending machines for Mississippi schools

December 21, 2023

Twenty-one Mississippi elementary schools will have fully stocked book vending machines thanks to an education initiative by Toyota Mississippi, according to a…

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Texas transit authority to deploy automated fare collection system

December 20, 2023

Metro, a public transportation authority based in Harris County, Texas, will install a farebox cash collection system provided by Lecip Inc., a subsidiary of…

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Indian state to install sanitary napkin machines for female students

December 20, 2023

The High Court in Telengana, India on Tuesday directed the state government to install sanitary napkin vending machines in government junior colleges to…

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Louisiana town to offer utility payment kiosk

December 20, 2023

Residents of Broussard, Louisiana, will be able to pay utility bills 24/7 at a kiosk near City Hall, according to an Acadiana Advocate report. Lawmakers…

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Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Scout Motors to adopt Tesla EV charging connector

December 20, 2023

Volkswagen Group, which includes, Porsche, Audi and Scout Motors, will adopt Tesla's North American Charging Standard connector beginning in 2025, according to…

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Bixolon intros thermal kiosk printer

December 19, 2023

Bixolon Co. Ltd., a mobile, label and POS printer manufacturer, has introduced its BK5-31 3-inch thermal kiosk printer for printing tickets and labels…

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Electromate offers Universal Robots’ collaborative robot

December 19, 2023

Electromate Inc., a distributor of robotic and mechatronic solutions, has announced pre-order availability of Universal Robots' latest innovation, the UR3…

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New York village installs outdoor wayfinding kiosk

December 19, 2023

Visitors to Medina, New York, will be able to learn about village attractions and services at a newly installed outdoor kiosk that features eight panels and QR…

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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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