More photo kiosk frustration

August 1, 2005

PC World: More agitated commentary on the maintenance of photo kiosks: "Is it just me, or is every second digital photo kiosk on the blink? ... Two were…

Photo booth firm to enter photo kiosk space

July 31, 2005

The Times Online (U.K.): Photo-Me, a company that specializes in photo booths for passport and license use, has ventured into the photo kiosk market. The firm…

Photo kiosks bring retailers new profit streams

July 26, 2005

ePaynews: Digital cameras are becoming increasingly prolific - one estimate says that 70 percent of all U.S. homes will own at least one of them by 2007, up…

eAnytime announces new photo kiosk offering

July 24, 2005

COLUMBUS, Ohio - eAnytime Kiosks Inc. announced in a news release the availability of its 2006 24/7 Professional Photo Finishing integrated DropOff &…

PayStar inks multi-million dollar photo kiosk deal

July 20, 2005

LODI, Calif. - PayStar InfoStations Inc. announced in a news release it has signed a five-year joint venture agreement with SMO Multimedia Corp., a subsidiary…

Photo shops say film sales plummet

July 20, 2005

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: While some photo shops are rolling with the punches and adapting to a world that depends less on film and more on pixels…

Kodak to trim 10,000 more jobs

July 20, 2005

Associated Press: Just 18 months after a restructuring that would eliminate 12,000 to 15,000 positions, Kodak has announced that an additional 10,000 jobs are…

Pixology to power digital photo kiosks in Lloydspharmacy stores

July 18, 2005

LONDON - Pixology plc, specialist in software and networks for digital photography, announced in a news release that it will be providing Lloydspharmacy, the…

Photo kiosks gaining wider acceptance

July 14, 2005

Photo Industry Reporter: A photographer's perspective on photo kiosks: "It's apparent that 2005 started off as the Year of the Kiosk," writes Don Franz in this…

Speakers announced for Self-Service & Kiosk Show

June 28, 2005

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Leading experts in self-service technology, including representatives from Cisco, Dell, Forrester Research and NCR, will speak at the…

Kiosk, Internet or DIY?

June 16, 2005

The Globe and Mail: The merits of different methods of photo printing are discussed in this article, which finds a new kiosk user pleased with the experience…

Signifi opens Canadian headquarters, names new vice president of sales

June 12, 2005

TORONTO - According to a news release, Signifi Solutions Inc., makers of QuickPIX digital photo finishing kiosk software, opened the doors to the company's new…

The developing race for digital prints

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

June 8, 2005

With an estimated 9.4 billion digital images left unprinted in 2004, the stakes are high to perfect and popularize a consumer photo-printing solution. Kiosks…

Photo prints? Everyone wants your business

June 7, 2005

New York Times: Photo kiosks continue to grow in popularity, as amateur shutterbugs discover just how expensive supplies for home printing can be. Research…

McDonald's kiosks roll out in Germany, begin testing in Chicago

May 31, 2005

The Chicago Tribune: McDonald's has been testing kiosks that offer photo printing, CD burning and ringtone downloads in the Chicago area, with "probably West…

Chicago McDonald's adds music-burning kiosks

May 30, 2005

MTV: If you thought the addition of apple slices to the McDonald's menu was odd, wait until you get a load of the Blaze Net kiosk. The burger chain is rolling…

Camera phone printing activity low

May 23, 2005

Fotolia: According to the soon-to-be-released 2005 PMA U.S. Consumer Photo Buying Report, 10.2 percent of households owned camera phones by the end of 2004. As…

Fujifilm casts net for camera, cam-phone printers

May 9, 2005

TWICE: Fujifilm has set its sights on double-digit market share in the digital still camera market and on driving new camera owners to make prints of their…

Digital prints increase, home inkjet use losing ground

May 8, 2005

Fotolia: The volume of prints made from digital still camera images increased by 69 percent for the year ended February 2005, according to the most recent PMA…

APW, Diebold among the big newsmakers at the 2005 KioskCom show

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

They say that what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. That certainly wasn't the case last week, as professionals from throughout the kiosk industry converged…