Carvana bids to disrupt car-buying by making the process seamless

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Carvana removes friction — much of it having to do with financing — from the complex process of buying a car, according to founder and president Ernie Garcia.

Outdoor kiosks and displays call for accelerated environmental testing

Kiosk and digital signage designers have to understand limitations of an outdoor display and what needs to be done in ensure it will survive in harsh…

New Jersey transit station to get solar-powered parking kiosks

October 11, 2018

NJ Transit riders in Maplewood Township, New Jersey, will soon pay to park in the transit station garage using solar-powered parking kiosks, according to the…

LinkNYC kiosks serve up to 5M users

October 9, 2018

LinkNYC Wi-Fi kiosks in New York City are getting plenty of use. As of September, the company reported having more than 5 million registered users who have…

Pennsylvania city to replace parking meters with kiosks

October 8, 2018

Allentown, Pennsylvania, will replace 350 parking meters with 63 strategically located payment kiosks by April, according to The Morning Call. The kiosks will…

Reno DMV to have nation’s first drive-up self-serve kiosk

September 27, 2018

Construction has begun on a new Department of Motor Vehicles building in Reno, Nevada, which will have a drive-up self-serve kiosk, which officials claim will…

Palmer Digital Group introduces outdoor portrait kiosk

September 21, 2018

Palmer Digital Group, a newly-formed division of Industrial Enclosure Corp., a display and electrical enclosure manufacturer, has introduced its PDG…

LinkNYC kiosks to promote citizenship services for immigrants

September 17, 2018

LinkNYC kiosks in New York City will run ads sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs that explain how to apply for citizenship. The campaign…

Drug-related use causes UK to clamp down on free Wi-Fi kiosks

September 11, 2018

UK Councils has halted the rollout of BT's 5G-enabled touchscreen kiosks after learning that drug users and dealers were using them for drug deals, according…

Crack pipe vending machine discovered on Long Island

September 10, 2018

Police are searching for the person or persons responsible for installing a crack pipe vending machine near a Long Island, New York, shopping center, according…

Palmer Digital Group names Charles Lewis vice president

September 7, 2018

Charles Lewis Palmer Digital Group, a newly formed division of Industrial Enclosure Corporation — a 40-year-old display and electrical enclosure…

Package Concierge offers retailers tips for deploying BOPIS lockers for back-to-school season

September 6, 2018

Package Concierge, provider of an automated locker system for "buy online, pickup in-store" packages, has released tips for retailers to improve back-to-school…

Technology partners simplify payment at 6K EV charging stations in Europe

September 4, 2018

Wirecard, a provider of digital financial technology, is teaming with Wirelane, a provider of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, to roll out…

University of Missouri – Kansas City installs smart kiosks

August 31, 2018

The University of Missouri — Kansas City has installed smart kiosks on its campus, making it the first U.S. campus to have the same kind of kiosks that can be…

St. Louis plans free Wi-Fi kiosks

August 28, 2018

Interactive kiosks offering free Wi-Fi could be installed in St. Louis within the year, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The kiosks will provide…

Sarasota, Florida, tests wayfinding kiosk

August 20, 2018

The city of Sarasota, Florida, is testing an interactive wayfinding kiosk outside Mattison's City Grille at the northwest corner of North Lemon Avenue and Main…

Chicago to quadruple automated payment kiosks for city services

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Chicago will have more than 70 automated payment kiosks that will allow residents to pay for city services more easily. Citybase, the service provider, hopes…

New Jersey city replaces parking meters with kiosks

August 7, 2018

The city of Summit, New Jersey, has installed five-hour and 90-minute parking kiosks to replace parking meters on several streets, according to nj.com. The…

Hackers link parking kiosk to websites featuring adult content

August 1, 2018

Hackers recently connected a parking kiosk to websites featuring adult content, according to researchers at the cybersecurity company Darktrace, which uses…

Sunscreen dispensing kiosks installed on California beaches

July 30, 2018

UCLA Health and Impact Melanoma, a nonprofit organization, will install 50 sunscreen kiosks made by BrightGuard on beaches in Santa Monica and Malibu and at…