Zip Internet has paltry assets to pay off huge debt to kiosk investors

March 31, 2004

AUCKLAND, N.Z.--Zip Internet has only about $1,200 in its bank account to pay nearly $3 million in debt, a liquidator has discovered.

Info Touch, IPP America form pact to expand bill-payment services

March 31, 2004

BURNABY, BC--Info Touch Technologies Corp. is teaming up with IPP America Inc. in a big push to expand bill payment services through the Info Touch kiosk…

enTrac, Boston Communications to offer kiosk-based cellphone recharging

March 29, 2004

TORONTO, Mass.-enTrac Technologies and Boston Communications Group Inc. have joined to offer prepaid wireless top-up at self-serve kiosks.

UK kiosks plug citizens into public services

March 29, 2004

SOUTH TYNESIDE, England--A new kiosk-based initiative in Great Britain connects citizens with various government services.

Clarity Visual gets Smart about interactive digital signage

March 29, 2004

CALGARY, Alberta--SMART Technologies Inc. and Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. have teamed up to customize SMART interactive overlays for Clarity products.

Latest thermal portable printer offers many options

March 28, 2004

NORWICH, England--Able Systems has unveiled a new thermal portable printer that offers options of RS 232, full implementation IrDA and Bluetooth communication…

Sky's the limit with new mobile download kiosk

March 28, 2004

ORLANDO--ClearSky Mobile Media Inc. has developed its first mobile download station, a multifaceted kiosk that prints camera-phone photos, customizes greeting…

Panamanian airline uses kiosks to help passengers with schedules

March 28, 2004

PANAMA CITY, Panama--Copa Airlines has introduced wireless application protocol technology (WAP) for worldwide access to schedule information for all of its…

Netkey and KIS partner to target retail industry

March 27, 2004

BROOMFIELD, Colo., and BRANFORD, Conn. - Netkey Inc., a provider of software for Internet kiosks, and Kiosk Information Systems Inc. (KIS), a kiosk service…

CeBIT 2002: Finding joy out of sadness

German kiosk manufacturer friendlyway displayed a new way to memorialize loved ones at this year's CeBIT technology show in Hannover, Germany.

Shopping the software scene

There are few limits on what kiosks can do -- provided they're equipped with the right software. Here are some hints on picking and choosing a software partner.

Planar's displays light Underground ticketing kiosks

March 26, 2004

BEAVERTON, Ore. - Planar Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:PLNR) has designed custom displays for Cubic Transportation Systems' new interactive ticket dispensers for the…

Blazepoint expands printer holdings with purchase

March 25, 2004

LONDON - Blazepoint Group PLC, which manufactures a line of rugged interactive kiosks, has reached a deal to purchase the intellectual property rights for a…

SMART to intro new touchscreen tech at KioskCom

March 25, 2004

CALGARY, Alberta -- SMART Technologies will present its newly introduced DViT (digital vision touch) technology, which uses proprietary digital cameras and…

Travelex buys Dutch bank, extends into cross-border payments, other services

March 25, 2004

LONDON-British-based Travelex, widely known for its airport kiosks, is acquiring a small Dutch bank from Fortis, extending the UK foreign exchange firm's reach…

Coinstar hopes to cash in with Mary-Kate and Ashley

March 25, 2004

BELLEVUE, Wash.-Coinstar Inc. is going to Hollywood by way of the Big Apple.

Bad guys get good technology as kiosks go behind bars

Overtaxed corrections facilities receive a helping hand as kiosks are sent to jail. The machines handle everything from legal research to counting down a…

Clarinet, Info Touch sing the same tune

March 24, 2004

CHICAGO - Clarinet Systems and Info Touch Technologies have entered a strategic alliance that will enable users of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) to point…

Kiosk makers show they can integrate into retail

At Chicago's Retail Systems 2001 trade show, a handful of kiosk companies showed that kiosks belong in stores.

Info Touch adds mapping to public Internet kiosks

March 24, 2004

TORONTO - Info Touch Technologies will be embedding the Microsoft MapPoint 2002 ActiveX application in its Surfnet Premiere kiosk software, thanks to an…