SportsTicker, PointMedia team to offer sports scores

March 10, 2002

COLD SPRING, N.Y. - Sports fanatics will soon be able to fuel up on the latest scores while fueling up their cars. Sports news and information service…

A giddy kickoff

Bubbling optimism and successful projects take center stage at the launch of KioskCom 2002 conference and trade show.

Sensory's interactive technology expected to boost retail customer support

March 4, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. - Retail customers might soon be turning to virtual help rather than a store employee following Sensory, Inc.'s development of voice-enabled…

Kiosks help Borders' customers locate products

March 4, 2002

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Borders' customers now can broaden their search for books, CDs or DVDs through the retailer's Title Sleuth self-service kiosks. A new…

Target, E*TRADE expand in-store relationship

February 28, 2002

MINNEAPOLIS - Customers at nearly two dozen SuperTarget stores nationally will have the opportunity to combine all-purpose shopping with banking thanks to an…

Grocery chain to test in-store kiosks

February 28, 2002

QUINCY, Mass., and NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Obtaining hard-to-find grocery items will become easier for customers at Stop & Shop grocery stores throughout…

Barnes & Noble expands, includes kiosks

February 27, 2002

NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS), which operates nearly 1,000 Barnes & Noble and B. Dalton bookstores, will make access to its vast library…

Ten gallons of unleaded, ten minutes of kiosk access

February 27, 2002

PHOENIX - Petroleum company Phillips 66 Co. is teaming with Global Access Alliance Inc. and Info Touch Technologies Corp. on a kiosk program that will allow…

IBM develops Web-enabled listening stations for Virgin

February 27, 2002

LOS ANGELES and RALEIGH, N.C. - A new Web-enabled kiosk developed by IBM will allow record store shoppers to preview CDs, DVDs and games from a massive online…

Kiosk potential discussed at retail show

Speakers at KioskCom's Retail show in San Diego spoke to the potential for the kiosk industry, while warning that technology must be customer-friendly for…

Overcoming the in-store challenge

KioskCom Retail featured discussions on making kiosk applications work in the marketplace. But economic conditions kept some people away from the three-day…

Survey says kiosks remain in the retail mix

February 26, 2002

ATLANTA - Retail operations will continue to pursue store-design plans, including the use of kiosks, despite the current economic downturn, according to a…

AOL, Wal-Mart place kiosks on the road to Rio

February 26, 2002

SAO PAULO, Brazil - An alliance between two of America's most recognizable companies will give Brazilians the chance to experience online technology through…

Kodak names new executive

February 26, 2002

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Karen Smith-Pilkington, an executive in the consumer imaging division at Eastman Kodak Co., has been named president of the company's…

ABC, PointMedia to offer news at the pump

February 26, 2002

NEW YORK - In an attempt to transform gas pumps into community newsstands, PointMedia Corp. and the ABC network have signed a content agreement to provide…

Reaching minorities through kiosks

Companies on both coasts ponder the use of kiosks to impact the daily lives of Latino and inner city neighborhoods. While one project is fully committed to…

Circle K bringing informercials to kiosks

February 26, 2002

PHOENIX - The Hollywood Celebrity Diet, the Epil Stop hair removal system, and Body by Jake's Bun and Thigh Rocker are among the numerous products that have…

Verizon has 7-Eleven's kiosk number

February 26, 2002

DALLAS - Convenient store chain 7-Eleven Inc. (NYSE:SE) and telecommunications firm Verizon Communications Inc. are teaming up to provide products and services…

eGame Preserve brings gaming to truck-stop kiosks

February 26, 2002

BALTIMORE - Gaming company eGame Preserve LLC, seeking to create an oasis from the stress of traveling, announced on Nov. 1 the roll out of its eGame Preserve…

Support grows for new digital photography standards

February 26, 2002

ORLANDO, Fla. - Improved printer capabilities and uniform standards for viewing photographs burned to discs were among the items discussed by leading digital…