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University installs kiosks to showcase Nobel-prize winner's work
December 14, 2008
(Salt Lake City) Deseret News: The University of Utah is using kiosks to bring the Nobel-prize winning work of Mario R. Capecchi into communities statewide.
read nowKiosk teaches students about renewable energy
December 14, 2008
The (Lakehurst, N.J.) Brick Times: Brick Memorial High School in Brick, N.J., will soon be powered completely by the sun, as the school district has voted to…
read nowN.D. Racing Commission considers wagering kiosks
December 9, 2008
The Associated Press: Self-service-wagering kiosks may soon begin cropping up in various locations throughout North Dakota, if the state's racing commission…
read nowNEC to introduce Aussie seniors to the Web via Internet kiosks
December 3, 2008
iTWire: NEC Australia has announced the winning of a contract to provide the technology, nationwide network and management for the Australian government's…
read nowLinux kiosks more secure than Windows-based self-service systems, one researcher says
November 30, 2008
Computerworld: Kiosks running Linux are more secure than those running Windows, says Mac Jones of Whangarei-based Netstop after Computerworld's report on…
read nowBotswana to introduce electronic passports
November 23, 2008
MUNICH, Germany -- The government of Botswana has awarded a contract to Giesecke & Devrient for the manufacture and delivery of 150,000 electronic…
read nowGestureTek showcases multi-touch surface built for NASA
November 17, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — GestureTek Inc., patent-holder in camera-enabled gesture control user interfaces for interactive displays, announced it will showcase its latest…
read nowJobView touchscreen kiosk helps users in Missouri find jobs
November 16, 2008
(Springfield, Mo.) News-Leader: "If only I would have had this service 30 years ago," said a retired patron as he watched manager Jim Miller show a young…
read nowSmile Media develops information kiosks for African city
November 12, 2008
(Zambia, Africa) ITWeb.com: The Sandton Central Management District in Sandton, Zambia, plans to install electronic touchscreen directory systems throughout…
read nowTexas city may replace proposed visitor center with info kiosks
November 5, 2008
(Lubbock, Texas) Avalanche-Journal: A proposal to position kiosks around Lubbock, Texas, instead of constructing a visitor center will be tested by the City…
read nowNorth Dakota kiosk can display everything Theodore Roosevelt
November 2, 2008
(Bismark, N.D.) KFYR-TV, Channel 5: The Library of Congress is shipping more than 600,000 documents about Theodore Roosevelt to Dickinson State University in…
read nowChamber of Commerce kiosk explains ups and downs of entrepreneurship
November 2, 2008
Phoenix Business Journal: The Chandler Chamber of Commerce is launching a new business center at its headquarters in Phoenix, where the business center, a…
read nowAutomated Postal Machine kiosks removed from Alabama post offices
November 2, 2008
The Cullman (Ala.) Times: Post office customers in Cullman, Ala., have noticed a change at the main branch. The convenience kiosk, where customers could use…
read nowAutomated voting kiosks tested in Europe by U.S. military
October 26, 2008
Air Force Times: About 400 military and other overseas voters who are registered in Okaloosa County, Fla., can now vote at electronic kiosks in Mildenhall…
read nowZakat Fund deployes charity kiosks in United Arab Emirates
October 26, 2008
(United Arab Emirates) Business 24/7: Zakat Fund, an entity created by the UAE government to collect charity and zakat funds, will set up a chain of kiosks…
read nowVoting machine kiosks eyed suspiciously as election nears
October 26, 2008
ComputerWorld: As the 2008 Presidential Election looms ever closer, voters are casting a wary eye toward the electronic voting machine kiosks that have caused…
read nowPitney Bowes to provide French postal service with kiosks
October 20, 2008
ST. DENIS, France — Pitney Bowes announced that it has signed a contract to provide 50 stand-alone postal kiosks to La Poste, France's national postal…
read nowKiosk benefits government pensioners
October 16, 2008
TMCnet.com: The Philippines' Government Service Insurance System has included pension loans among the services that can be applied for via the eCard Plus on…
read nowD.C. do-it-yourselfers get OK to use kiosks at Home Depot for building permits
October 14, 2008
(Arlington, Va.) WJLA-TV, Channel 7: Washington, D.C., building permit officials announced Tuesday that the city is allowing permit-seekers to skip the DCRA…
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