Pew Center funds kiosks

March 19, 2002

WASHINGTON - A newspaper is setting up neighborhood kiosks as one of many high-tech initiatives funded by the Pew Center for Civic Journalism this year…

Revenues soar in 2nd quarter at Paystar

March 19, 2002

LODI, Calif. - Paystar Corp., which has been building its business through mergers and acquisitions this year, reported revenues of $5.3 million in the second…

Why use kiosk development software?

For creating a kiosk system, kiosk-based application development software has some advantages worth considering.

Ferris produces VR for Olympic tour

March 19, 2002

ARLINGTON, Texas - Ferris Productions Inc., a virtual reality entertainment company, will produce a 360-degreee, first-person virtual experience of the 120K…

Cashless gaming technology patented

March 19, 2002

LAS VEGAS - A new technology may virtually eliminate the need to carry cash at casinos, according to a news release issued by Innovative Gaming Corp. of…

Cybertotems shuffles management team

March 19, 2002

Robert Gallner has taken over as acting president and chief executive officer at Cybertotems, a kiosk maker with headquarters in Cooper City, Fla. and offices…

Kiosk biometrics: All in favor say eye

The growth of e-commerce at kiosks has created a desire for better methods of security and user authentication. The result: biometrics.

Pienetworks gets a slice of lastminute.com's business

March 19, 2002

LONDON - Kiosk supplier Pienetworks PLC has reached an agreement with the on-line travel assistance company lastminute.com to supply and maintain five kiosks…

Shopping Mall exec to speak in New York

March 19, 2002

EVERSON, Wash. - Shopping Mall Online Inc., chief executive officer Robert Pratt has been invited to speak about the company's new line of airport kiosks at a…

Outdoor Intel casts eye toward map kiosks

March 19, 2002

BOULDER, Colo. - Outdoor digital technology company Outdoor Intel has entered into a strategic partnership with National Geographic's mapping division that…

SMO expanding airport kiosk lines

March 19, 2002

NEW YORK - SMO Multimedia Corp. (Pink Sheets:SMOC), which has spent the past year developing a line of information and assistance kiosks for airports and…

Overdrive writes new chapter in retail kiosk services

March 19, 2002

CLEVELAND - OverDrive Inc., a Cleveland-based company specializing in technology and services for the distribution of digital content, has created a new…

NetShift launches new version of software package

March 19, 2002

NEWBURY, England - Saying it would push public access network solutions to new heights, NetShift Software Ltd. has released the latest version of its NetShift…

Kiosks, convenience, and the UK

British convenience store chains are finding kiosks a valuable tool for offering retail goods and online functionality. The main question is how far the…

Londoners finding kiosks a big i-plus

Cityspace Ltd. is taking kiosks to the streets as a way to help London citizens interact with their local governments.

CD-ROM kiosks help NUWAVE sell software

March 18, 2002

NEW YORK - NUWAVE Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: WAVE), maker of PicturePrep Deluxe digital photo and video enhancement software, has signed a licensing agreement…

Businesswear on tour at Dockers kiosk

March 18, 2002

SAN FRANCISCO - A 15-city U.S. tour called Style@Work, beginning August 21, 2001, is designed to promote Dockers and Slates clothes through fashion shows…

PayStar adding wireless Internet access to kiosks

March 18, 2002

LODI, Calif. - PayStar Corp. (OTCBB:PYST), a company that is aggressively pursuing the public access Internet kiosk, cashless ATM, prepaid telecom services and…

U.K. phone company tries Internet kiosks

March 18, 2002

LONDON - NWP Communications plans to try out 30 Internet kiosks at its existing payphone sites at airports and railway stations across the U.K., according to…

DSL: Is it up to speed?

Although DSL is cheap and fast, it can also be a problem for kiosk systems that rely on it.