Freezing temperatures disable parking kiosks in Massachusetts town

January 3, 2018

Freezing temperatures last week disabled some of the parking kiosks in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, according to the Lowell Sun. On Hurd Street, all but one…

Dubai taxi company deploys kiosk for driver services

January 2, 2018

The Dubai Taxi Corporation at the country's Roads and Transport Authority has launched a digital kiosk to facilitate transaction processing and services…

Cruise line deploys interactive casino kiosk

December 26, 2017

Star Cruises, an Asia Pacific cruise line, recently deployed a 65-inch kiosk with a customized casino promotion and a custom content management system designed…

VR kiosk commemorates WWI Christmas cease fire in France

December 22, 2017

Timescope, a virtual reality kiosk that allows users to journey through time via a headset to view recreated historical scenes, has been installed at a site in…

Study: Self-serve kiosks would increase consumer purchases at theme parks

December 19, 2017

By deploying self-serve kiosks and mobile apps, theme parks could see visitor spending on food, beverages and merchandise increase significantly, research by…

Border control kiosks expand globally

December 11, 2017

Border authorities have embraced digital identification and biometric-based automation to simplify and accelerate border control processing, according to…

Malaysia airport kiosks verify out-of-country travel eligibility

December 6, 2017

Malaysia's immigration department has installed kiosks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to allow citizens to verify their eligibility to travel outside…

Transportation ticketing kiosks out of service in Springfield, Massachusetts

November 27, 2017

A pair of kiosks for dispensing bus tickets has not been working for more than a week, causing inconvenience to customers at Union Station in Springfield…

Airlines agree to increase airport kiosks accessible to the disabled

November 17, 2017

The U.S. Department of Transportation has reached agreements with Alaska Airlines/Virgin America and Spirit Airlines to expand the availability of airport…

Hong Kong International Airport to install movable check-in kiosks

November 2, 2017

Hong Kong International Airport and Amadeus, a technology provider, announced an agreement to deploy the world's first hot-swappable battery powered movable…

The top 5 uses for airport kiosks

Major airports saw wait times drop 30 percent from 27 minutes to under 20 minutes average wait at check in over the last decade. Kiosks are now providing even…

South Carolina county visitors center installs kiosk

October 25, 2017

The Aiken County Visitors Center in downtown Aiken, South Carolina, has installed a kiosk that consists of a mounted iPad to allow residents and tourists to…

United Airlines secures EZ Access certification for self-serve kiosks

October 16, 2017

United Airlines has incorporated EZ Access technologies into its self-service kiosks to better ensure that the kiosks are accessible to all travelers.

Virtual aquarium tunnel to scan passengers’ faces at Dubai airport

October 12, 2017

Airline passengers leaving Dubai will pass through a virtual aquarium tunnel that will scan their faces as they walk, according to The National. The tunnel…

Luxembourg international airport to install automated border control systems

October 3, 2017

The Police Grand-Ducale Luxembourg has commissioned Veridos, a Berlin, Germany based provider of security and identity verification solutions, to install 1…

West Virginia DMV installs vehicle registration and license renewal kiosk

September 6, 2017

The DMV in West Virginia has installed a kiosk at the Martinsburg Regional Office, the sixth to be installed in West Virginia, according to wdtv.com. 

Kiosk alerts bicyclists to adjust speed when approaching an intersection

August 29, 2017

An electronic kiosk being tested in Utrecht, the Netherlands alerts bicyclists to adjust their speed when approaching an intersection, according to…

Philadelphia subway station gets 10 interactive wayfinding kiosks

August 23, 2017

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Intersection, an urban innovation company that integrates data, connectivity and media in public…

Cellomat mobile phone repair service kiosk comes to the US

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

The Cellomat offers an example of how kiosks can play a support role in the expanding mobile communications economy.

Saratoga Springs installs informational kiosks

August 17, 2017

Saratoga Springs, New York has installed nine informational kiosks and dozens of directional signs on Broadway as part of a $300,000 wayfinding project…