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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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Customer expectations for convenience services: Can you deliver?
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
Improved technology creates new opportunities to meet customer expectations for micro markets, vending and more. A panel explores how during the Self-Service…
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Hair salon delights guests with gift vending machine
December 20, 2023
A hair salon in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota, has fashioned a vintage pull-knob snack machine to offer gifts, according to a siouxfalls.business report.
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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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Walmart self-checkout kiosks offer pay-over-time
December 19, 2023
Walmart shoppers will be able to use Affirm's pay-over-time options at self-checkout kiosks at more than 4,500 U.S. Walmart stores, according to a press…
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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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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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Golden 1 Center installs Mashgin self-checkout kiosks
December 19, 2023
Sacramento's Golden 1 Center recently installed Mashgin kiosks to allow guests to buy products without having to scan barcodes, marking the technology's 100th…
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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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Tip request at self checkout irks airline employee
December 15, 2023
An airline employee who purchased a soda and a pack of gum from a self-checkout machine in a store took exception to a tipping request, marking the second such…
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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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