kiosks
Entertainment
Hahahaha! Blockbuster Renting Movies On SD Cards From Kiosks!
3:20AM Mark Wilson | Oh, I hope whatever exec came up with this idea scores a huge bonus. Blockbuster is piloting a new program in the US that will load DRM’d movie rentals onto an SD card from a kiosk. The future! More »
Entertainment
1:15PM Nick Broughall | It sounds pretty good in theory. A self-serve kiosk with new-release DVDs inside for rent at the bargain basement price of $2.99 a night. All you need to do is swipe your credit card and pick your flick. But then comes the whole returning thing… More »
Oovie DVD Kiosk Could Leave You With An Expensive Movie Collection
1:15PM Nick Broughall | It sounds pretty good in theory. A self-serve kiosk with new-release DVDs inside for rent at the bargain basement price of $2.99 a night. All you need to do is swipe your credit card and pick your flick. But then comes the whole returning thing… More »
Games
Reno Redbox Kiosk Begins Spitting Out $US2 Video Game Rentals
11:15PM Jack Loftus | The first of the long-rumoured Redbox video games kiosks has gone live in Reno. Rentals are $US2 per night for an at-the-moment limited selection of 13 Xbox 360 titles. More »
Music
Apple Patent Hints at iTunes Kiosks
10:30AM Andi Wang | A recent Apple patent application hints at the creation of iTunes kiosks for local and remote media downloading in public areas, such as airports, malls, hotels and even public transportation. More »
Games
GameFly Introduces Rental Kiosks, Causes Devastating Yellow Paint Shortage
1:00AM Mark Wilson | GameFly has just introduced their first G-Box rental kiosk as part of an orchestrated plan to take over the US game-rental-vending-machine market. More »
Software
Microsoft Parks ‘I’m a PC’ Recording Kiosks Outside Apple Stores
4:20AM Gizmodo US Edition | It appears that Microsoft is starting to get more aggressive with that $US300 million marketing blitz. The new tactic? Setting up large kiosks outside Apple stores where visitors can record their own “I’m a PC” video. The image above comes from an Apple store in England where a trio of Microsoft staffers will attempt to intercept Apple store patrons and convert them over the course of the next few days. Details are scarce on where these kiosks are going to be located—or whether the campaign will even come to the states. That having been said, have you seen one of these “I’m a PC” kiosks lately? [AppleInsider]
Entertainment
Blockbuster Planning In-Store Downloads, Not At Home Streaming?
7:06AM Jason Chen | This is an interesting turn to the Blockbuster media streamer rumour we heard last month. The Hollywood Reporter says Blockbuster will be going for the in-store kiosk download scheme where customers can download a movie within two minutes onto portable devices (we’re thinking iPods as opposed to USB hard drives). More »
Press
Dell Closing its Retail Store Kiosks
4:40AM Jason Chen | Those friendly Dell kiosks you’ve been seeing in the mall are all going away as Dell shutters all 140 stores in favour of going back to their online sales and bigger name retail outlets (like Best Buy). All their inventory-less stores will be closed, meaning that you will have to order online from the comfort of your own home instead of trekking down to the mall and doing it. AU: Not sure if this is the same for Australia – I’ll ask and let you know… [Reuters - With special shout-out to our man Nate] More »
Entertainment
Burn-Your-Favorite-Cult-Classic DVD Kiosk Coming To Walgreens
10:34PM Wilson Rothman | New ideas are needed to keep the tumbleweeds from blowing through the Walgreens photo department, and the latest is a burn-your-own-DVD kiosk, specializing in the rare and out-of-print. We were the first to report on the DVD Copy Control Association voting to approve the “DVD Download” CSS format. But many of you complained that it would require special blank discs, and would still cost the same as a download for your iPod. In this case, Walgreens would supply the special discs and Sonic burning software, and in about 15 minutes, ordinary people would get their own copies of “older and more niche content selections” that don’t pay to produce down at the DVD factory. [Reuters] More »
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