Outdoor Kiosks News & Media

'Links' kiosks to offer free Wi-Fi, mobile charging, calls and local information in London

October 25, 2016

Link's public Wi-Fi access points will come to London in 2017, marking its first expansion outside of New York, thanks to a partnership with the BT telecom…

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Digital kiosks to provide electronic message boards in New Jersey

October 21, 2016

A 10-foot-tall, glass-and-chrome digital kiosk will soon be erected at Prudential Drive and Broad Street and could enhance the lives of residents, workers and…

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Kiosks give Abu Dhabi residents access to banking, utilities and traffic services

October 20, 2016

Six newly-installed kiosks allow Abu Dhabi residents access to utilities, banking and traffic services, the department of municipal affairs and transport said…

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Shoppers charge up electric cars at kiosks

October 4, 2016

Shoppers at five Hannaford supermarkets in Maine can now charge their electric cars at new kiosks. The charging kiosks are designed to charge cars in 2…

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City kiosk security failures have an easy solution

by Laura Miller — Director of Marketing, Kioware

The New York City Wi-Fi kiosks were recently shut down due to users who decided to use the devices for porn viewing. Other public devices have also been the…

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LinkNYC turns off Wi-Fi kiosk browsers to stem porn viewing, loitering

September 20, 2016

New York City residents' complaints regarding the use of new Wi-Fi kiosks to watch porn is prompting LinkNYC, the company that deployed the kiosks, to cut off…

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Kiosk printers 101: How to ensure reliablility

by Kiosk Marketplace

Anyone who has dealt with printers knows they have a bad tendency of jamming, running out of ink and generally being a pain in the neck. Kiosk printers…

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Porn viewing persists at New York City Wi-Fi kiosks

September 14, 2016

New York City residents continue to report porn viewing at outdoor Wi-Fi kiosks. A woman in Murray Hill recently said that she found a homeless man pleasuring…

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Washington DC to deploy 7-foot kiosks for Wi-Fi, data analysis

September 13, 2016

Washington D.C. is planning to roll out 30 kiosks in its downtown area to offer free Wi-Fi and advertisements. DowntownDC Business Improvement District, a…

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LinkNYC kiosks are unable to stop porn viewing

August 2, 2016

LinkNYC has converted a large number of pay phones into Wi-Fi kiosks. However, some New York City residents are using the kiosk to access porn and pleasure…

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Blind advocates sue LinkNYC over inaccessible Wi-Fi kiosks

August 1, 2016

Three blind New Yorkers have sued LinkNYC over the organization's Wi-Fi kiosks in New York City. The group claims that the kiosks are not properly accessible…

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Cycling kiosks now accept credit for rides

July 28, 2016

The Los Angeles Metro has upgraded its bicycle-sharing kiosks to accept credit card payments, according to a report by my news LA.

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MPS, Cardis ink deal to make low-value e-payments profitable for parking kiosks

July 27, 2016

Municipal Parking Services has teamed with payments company Cardis to integrate Cardis low-value electronic payments technology into MPS parking kiosks. The…

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Parking kiosks pull into Phoenix

July 25, 2016

Parking technology company Sentry is helping to simplify parking in Phoenix, Arizona, with new technology suites. The suites include kiosks, EMV chip card…

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Residents report drug deals, camp-outs at LinkNYC kiosks

July 21, 2016

LinkNYC kiosks have been all the rage since New York City started swapping out old phone booths for the Wi-Fi hubs. However, some users are complaining that…

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Parking kiosks coming to Ohio

July 7, 2016

Officials in Bowling Green, Ohio, are planning to deploy parking kiosks downtown. The kiosks will replace 100 older meters, according to a report by the…

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NYC kiosks approved for historic zones

July 1, 2016

Recently, New York City has been replacing pay phones with Wi-Fi kiosks called LinkNYC, manufactured by CityBridge. Now, the Landmarks Preservation Commission…

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University of Delaware improves parking with kiosks

June 28, 2016

The University of Delaware has deployed three new pay-by-plate parking kiosks. Students and visitors can reserve a spot by entering their license plate number…

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India's railway vending machines to carry feminine hygiene products

June 8, 2016

Women in Uttar Pradesh, India, will be able to get personal products on the go with new vending kiosks that dispense feminine hygiene items. The Uttar Pradesh…

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