Nebraska town mulls kiosk for tornado victims

July 17, 2003

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. -- The South Locust Tornado Memorial Park will be located along South Locust Street between the Holiday Inn and the Super 8 Motel. The park…

Kiosks in India bring citizens closer to government

July 17, 2003

CHENNAI, India -- Touchscreen computer kiosks are being used in villages in Tamil Nadu to let the public interface with government.

New Hampshire town developing plan to share culture via kiosk

July 17, 2003

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- The Portsmouth Planning Board is considering deployment of a computerized kiosk with an electronic calendar and map to provide people with…

Companies agree on holographic tech in public kiosks

July 17, 2003

DARIEN, Conn. -- InfoPerks LLC will use HoloTouch Inc.'s patented interactive holographic-control technology in touchless information kiosks to be located in…

Who's who: V. Miller Newton

July 17, 2003

There is one thing the brand-new chief executive officer of Netkey Inc. does not lack, and that is confidence. V. Miller Newton joined Netkey July 7 and…

College Football Hall of Fame takes exhibit on the road

July 16, 2003

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The College Football Hall of Fame has built a "traveling museum" featuring interactive kiosks that it will drive around the country…

Abuzz kiosks update Australian air travelers

July 16, 2003

SYNDEY, Australia -- Abuzz Technologies Inc.'s Sparc kiosk is being used by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in it's campaign to ensure that…

Fed museum uses kiosks to explain U.S. economic history

July 15, 2003

PHILADELPHIA -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has opened a new interactive exhibit, Money in Motion, which uses kiosks to make learning about money…

Kiosk lets Mich. turkey hunters get ready for fall

July 15, 2003

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials reminded hunters that the application period for a 2003 Michigan fall turkey hunting…

Kiosk lets Mich. turkey hunters get ready for fall

July 15, 2003

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Department of Natural Resources officials reminded hunters that the application period for a 2003 Michigan fall turkey hunting…

Farmers in India to reap benefits of connectivity

July 15, 2003

PUNE, India -- Farmers in the vicinity of the Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth agricultural university will have direct access to agricultural information via…

Australian libraries uses wireless kiosks

July 14, 2003

SYDNEY, Australia -- Residents of Baulkham Hills Shire Council can borrow items from four local libraries without assistance by scanning the items and their…

Nepal may install info kiosks for tourists

July 14, 2003

CHENNAI , India -- Officials in Nepal are investigating information kiosks to help travelers, citing "misinformation" about danger to tourists, and a general…

Digital camera sales set to pass film camera buys in '03

July 14, 2003

NORWELL, Mass. -- A study by InfoTrends Research Group reveals that digital camera sales in North America are expected to surpass film camera sales this year…

Farewell, '`Mr. Kiosk'

It was just three years ago that I attended my first kiosk conference and met Craig Keefner, a man known far and wide as "Mr. Kiosk." Our company initially…

Northwest e-ticketing reaches more than 30 million

July 14, 2003

ST PAUL, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines announced that its customers have used either its Internet check-in service at nwa.com, or one of its 655 e-Service Center…

Door hardware dealers to streamline biz with kiosks

July 13, 2003

CARMEL, Ind. -- IR Security and Safety's electronic access control division has announced an online service that lets distributors, dealers and end users…

Coinstar, Safeway end relationship

July 10, 2003

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Coinstar Inc. and Safeway Inc., unable to reach an agreement on terms, will terminate their nine-year relationship. The decision prompted…

Working Solutions touts interactive terminals

July 10, 2003

LEICESTER, U.K. -- Working Solutions (Creative IT) has launched Acquire, a family of four interactive kiosks for retailers.

Fujifilm plans photo-kiosk centers in Australia

July 9, 2003

ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Fujifilm has announced plans for deploying self-serve digital photo center kiosks in Australia that will let consumers print photos taken on…