AWS Marketplace lists Vispero/TPGi accessibility products for US intelligence community

June 8, 2023

The AWS Marketplace for the U.S. Intelligence Community has listed Vispero and TPGi accessibility software and services to support the needs of the U.S.

Kadeya closed loop beverage vending system wins GS1 startup competition

by Jason Richter — Director of Marketing, Empire Coffee

June 8, 2023

Kadeya, a Chicago startup that provides a vending machine that serves water in a glass bottle, then allows the user to return the bottle to be sanitized and…

Robotic coffee kiosk serves online orders in Wisconsin

June 7, 2023

Coffee lovers in Pewaukee, Wisconsin can order a beverage on an app and pick it up at a drive-up kiosk by scanning a QR code, according to a Let's Go Wisconsin…

San Diego to offer 50 digital Wi-Fi kiosks downtown

June 7, 2023

Residents and visitors in San Diego will be able to access Wi-Fi connectivity and information about local events and activities at 50 digital kiosks downtown…

Voice order at the self-service kiosk? Coming right up

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Ben Kaplan of PLNT Burger and Ken Sutton of Yobe Inc. are working on a voice solution that will allow guests to speak their order at a kiosk and pick it up in…

HappyOrNot launches managed services for customer feedback

June 6, 2023

HappyOrNot, a provider of customer feedback solutions, has introduced its managed service package to provide businesses and organizations with real-time…

Health, wellness machines arrive in Brooklyn

June 6, 2023

Brooklyn, New York residents can access wellness products from a vending machine at the corner of Decatur and Broadway streets, according to a news12.com…

Bucharest amusement park switches to cashless tech

June 5, 2023

Intercard, a provider of cashless technology for the amusement entertainment trade, has installed a cashless technology system at Miramagica, a family…

San Diego newspaper slams digital advertising kiosks

June 5, 2023

A San Diego newspaper has slammed the city for its plans to install digital kiosks downtown that carry advertising. The editorial in the Times of San Diego…

Ice vending finds its niche in 2023

While self service in general is expanding, ice vending machines are growing driven by several unique market factors. An industry veteran offers his…

Powering the QSR customer experience: AI and machine learning

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are being deployed to personalize the customer experience at self-serve kiosks and drive-thrus in the restaurant…

Alabama family court offers book vending machine

June 5, 2023

Book vending machines have been installed in schools for years to promote reading, but the Jefferson County Family Court in Birmingham, Alabama may be the…

Chicago ‘anti-theft’ Walgreens requires kiosk ordering for non-essentials

June 5, 2023

A Chicago Walgreens now requires customers to order "non-essential" items from kiosks and pick them up at a counter, according to a WBBM Newsradio report.

Plug pulled on beverage machine tampered with to serve beer

June 5, 2023

A can beverage vending machine that was dispensing beer in a Canadian apartment building has been disabled, according to a castanet.net report.

EVgo charging stations out of order Thursday

June 5, 2023

EV owners in southern Maine were unable to charge at EVgo charging stations Thursday on account of an outage affecting hundreds of EV charging stations…

SB22 debuts sports betting kiosk

June 2, 2023

SB22, a Dallas-based provider of sports betting platforms, has launched its K22 kiosk and retail sports betting solution, according to a press release.

Japanese manufacturer deploys vending machines for natural disaster relief

June 2, 2023

Earth Corp., a Tokyo-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and other consumer products, has installed two vending machines in Ako, a western coastal city, to…

NAPA Technology taps Clear for age verification on alcoholic drinks

June 1, 2023

NAPA Technology, which provides WineStation and TapStation dispensing systems, has partnered with Clear, the secure identity company, to provide a…

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop intros iPourit self-serve beverages

June 1, 2023

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a New York City-based restaurant modeled on the historic Automat self-service concept, has teamed with iPourit, maker of a self-pour…

Fast casual PLNT Burger readies self-serve voice order solution

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Following the pandemic, Ben Kaplan has looked to technology to restore personalization to unattended transactions, leading him to an AI-enabled voice order…