Digital Kiosks

For the past couple of years, UNICEF Uganda and partners have been designing, developing, prototyping and rolling out youth-focused community computers that can operate on- or off-grid. The UK's Aleutia is now working on a new open source, low power computer system for the updated Digital Drum.

On July 15th, the world’s first SolarKiosk was officially opened near Lake Langano, Ethiopia.

Is Netflix in any real danger now that Redbox looks to be targeting it, with unlimited movie streaming for under $4 a month?

A new extended-hours, self-service bike kiosk has just been installed in the Uptown Transit Station above the heavily-used Midtown Greenway bicycle route in Minneapolis.

Intel commissioned Frog Design to produce an Internet-style shopping experience for an in-store kiosk, the resulting design will shortly receive a bronze award from the Industrial Designers Society of America.

June 8, 2007 The engenuity of man knows no bounds – with secure processes and some multimedia, new machines can reduce a costly and inefficient manual process

May 30, 2007 With computerisation now an integral part of most retail store infrastructures and the general tech-savviness of the population underpinned by a n

March 23, 2007 The power of consumer demand for convenience is driving innovation and automated kiosks become smarter by the day as they are the most cost-effe

February 8, 2007 It is indeed curious to think that your car collects and stores all sorts of data, but the analysis of that data is still largely the domain

December 15, 2006 Since the first Christmas card was sent in the year 1843 by Sir Henry Cole, the traditional has caught on and the Christian Festival is now

April 19, 2006 Automated convenience is a growing market, and we’ve recently written about several interesting developments such as a fresh flowers vending ma

September 30, 2005 As the world’s wine consumption increases, the supply of staff capable of offering knowledgeable advice on wine matters at the point of sale