Abuzz wins design award

March 26, 2002

The Australian Design Awards program has presented Australian touchscreen company Abuzz Technologies with an award for industrial design.

Todito adds Internet kiosks to 450 Elektra Stores

March 26, 2002

MEXICO CITY - Todito.com S.A. de C.V., an Internet portal and marketplace for North American Spanish speakers, and Grupo Elektra S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: EKT…

A standard of doing business

Bigger is better could be a motto for Global Access Alliance Inc. The six independent companies combine resources to acquire big kiosk projects and set global…

ObjectSoft may merge

March 26, 2002

HACKENSACK, N.J. - ObjectSoft Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: OSFT.OB), the troubled video entertainment kiosk provider, is considering a merger with Golden Screens…

Polaroid's Opal and Onyx are its gems

March 26, 2002

NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Polaroid Corp. (NYSE: PRD) today announced two new digital printing technologies that can be applied to kiosks.

Debt relief on the horizon for Horizon Pharmacies

March 26, 2002

DENISON, Texas - Horizon Pharmacies Inc. (Amex: HZP) (Frankfurt: HPZ) and McKesson HBOC Inc. (NYSE: MCK) agreed today that McKesson will not collect debts owed…

Rent a car, buy a phone card

March 26, 2002

HERNDON, Va. - Customers using kiosks at two major car rental companies will be able to pick up phone cards along with their cars.

Seiko adds new thermal printer

March 26, 2002

TORRANCE, Calif. - Seiko Instruments USA Inc. Micro Printer Division has a new thermal printer available for kiosks.

Toshiba introduces new kiosk screens

March 26, 2002

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. (TAEC) introduced a new addition to its supply of industrial liquid crystal displays (LCD), the…

Netkey offers kiosk certification program

March 26, 2002

BRANFORD, Conn. - Netkey Inc. a software provider for Internet self-service devices including kiosks and managed PCs, has established the Netkey Certified…

Watch Germany for loyalty explosion

With two restrictive retail laws scheduled to be axed July 1, Germany is the country to watch. The result could be an explosion of loyalty programs.

Inter-Act lands new loyalty program

March 26, 2002

SHEFFIELD, UK - Inter-Act Systems UK Ltd. landed a contract to set up a kiosk loyalty program with the Meadowhall Centre, Sheffield shopping center.

802.11: Left to my own devices

In part two of his series on wireless standards, Craig Keefner, kiosk guru and founder of kiosks.org, tells you about the wireless devices available for…

Nursery photo kiosks give a special delivery

March 26, 2002

MARKHAM, Ontario - Not long after the umbilical cord is cut and the baby cleaned up, parents can hold digital proof of the stork's delivery in their hands.

7-Eleven adds Vcom financial kiosks

March 26, 2002

FT. MYERS and NAPLES, Fla. -- For thousands of southwest Floridians, check cashing, wiring money and other financial transactions will become easier with the…

Key executives organize kiosk industry association

March 26, 2002

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kiosks.org, which has functioned as a virtual, online organization since 1993, has taken another step toward establishing itself as a formal…

KitchenAid mixes it up

When KitchenAid decided to add kiosks to retail stores, it went with an unknown kiosk maker.

Biometric airport security kiosk wins award

March 26, 2002

HERNDON, Va. - The Armed Forces Computer and Electronics Association (AFCEA) presented a Golden Link Award to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport…

Networking terms of endearment, part 1

Here are essential networking terms to help decode networking jargon in kiosk proposals.

ROI: A perfectly imperfect model

How is money made, or even measured, on a kiosk project? Return on investment (ROI) remains a murky calculation.