Kodak Kiosk Design Article

The KODAK Picture Kiosk G4 makes prints from a wide range of digital media sources, and the kiosk moreover creates KODAK Picture CDs and ticket photos, among other features.

Introduced in November 2005, the KODAK Picture Kiosk G4 will come at Ritz stores just in time for the employed anniversary printing season. The kiosks offer behavior improvements and new features designed to refine and facilitate the printing know-how, including a high-execution processor doubling the conception upload speed from recognition cards, thereby allowing multiple pictures to occur on screen for selection and editing in just seconds.

The KODAK Picture Kiosk G4 people is the latest growth in Kodak's award-winning, innovative line of photo kiosks. With more than 70,000 photo kiosks installed at retail locations worldwide, Kodak is, by far, the world's leading supplier of photo kiosks.

"By partnering with Ritz Camera, the largest and one of the most trusted photo retail chains in the country, people will be able to know-how the enhanced features, ease of use and improved speed of these next generation G4 kiosks," said Christopher Sliva, usual Manager, Kiosk Business, Eastman Kodak corporation. "Kodak and Ritz Camera are committed to providing consumers with manifold options to directly print and share their memories during the vacation season and beyond."

"It is an exciting and gigantic opening to be the first place where users can experience the new KODAK Picture Kiosk G4 family," said prosperous Tranchida, Executive corruption President, Ritz Camera Centers. "Digital photography enthusiasts of all levels procure long trusted Kodak's kiosks to provide them with high excellence prints in a few simple steps, in addition to further enhancements in their printing options that refine the overall kiosk experience."

The KODAK Picture Kiosk G4 supports all popular digital media formats (., memoir cards, USB drives, CDs/DVDs), digital scanning, and wireless printing via BLUETOOTH(R) and infrared technologies. The kiosks administer an XTRALIFE(TM) coating to the prints to afford extra custody against stains, spills and fingerprints. The kiosk again offers services beyond standard printing such as KODAK Picture CDs, a range of printing sizes and editing options, customized borders and even photo calendars. Inside the comely new body is a great-performance processor -- 35 percent faster than foregoing models -- combined with an improved user interface. This will reduce transaction times and increase retailer fertility. The new design allows for easier serviceability, helping to provide peak performance while simplifying conservation for retailers.

About Eastman Kodak troop

Kodak is the officer in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for duty, and for entertainment. With sales of $ billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on four businesses: Digital & Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; fitness - supplying the medical and dental professions with traditional and digital imaging and information systems, IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications - providing customers with a range of solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing, and document scanning and multi-vendor IT services; and Display & Components - supplying original machinery manufacturers with imaging sensors as well as intellectual quality and materials for the organic ethereal-emitting diode (OLED) and LCD display industries. More lore about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at .com.

About Ritz Camera Centers, Inc.

Ritz Camera Centers, headquartered in Beltsville, MD, is the largest retail camera and photo chain in the collective States with approximately 1,100 locations in 45 states and the District of Columbia. The chain of stores now includes Ritz Camera, Wolf Camera, Kits Camera, Inkley's and The Camera Shop. All stores see Big Print Central Departments offering both traditional and digital prints "in minutes." The Ritz Camera Centers, Inc. website, .com offers customers a one-hour printing and in-store pick-up dispensation. Ritz Camera Centers, Inc. moreover owns and operates Boater's World Marine Centers, a dominant aquatic specialty retail chain with 123 stores nationwide.

KODAK and XTRALIFE are trademarks of Eastman Kodak companionship.

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