Posts Tagged ‘kiosk’

Media Kiosk

17 Jun 2012
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Hotspots

28 Jul 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Shanghai
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Purity in Form

17 Oct 2010
In: Kyoto
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Wonderfully pure example of an photo booth, from Kyoto. Ki-Re-i = beautiful.
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The Economics of Kiosks

07 Sep 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Kabul
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Surprised to see a satellite phone used as a kiosk – for the customer cost per minute is 10 Afs (0.16 Euro Cents), leaving a …
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Coin Return

25 Jan 2010
In: Design Inspiration, South Delhi
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Challenge the whole notion of putting something in, having to remember to take something out.
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Street App Stores: Disruptions to Watch

28 Oct 2009
In: Kabul, Street Hacks
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Many Kabuli residents looking for new mobile phone ringtones, wallpapers and applications to spice up their mobile phone turn to their neighbourhood content kiosk – …
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Lubing the Edges of the Internet

19 Feb 2009
In: Delhi, Future Perfect
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Discussions around the recent GSM Association announcement of a universal Micro-USB phone charger are missing half of the point. There are obvious stakeholders affected by this …
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Hush

27 Aug 2007
In: Copenhagen
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A tangible reminder of expected social norms for receiving and making phone calls in this space – the SAS lounge Copenhagen. The booth plays at …
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Cairo Phone Kiosks

21 Aug 2007
In: Cairo, Cultural Norms
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And keeping with yesterday’s theme – a phone kiosk service using the Nokia 51xx phone – 0.50 Egypt Pounds (0.07 Euro) per minute. Typically the …
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Village Phone

19 Jan 2007
In: Design Inspiration, Uganda
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At the Nokia Technology Media Briefing last November I touched on the Village Phone initiative between Grameen Foundation, Nokia and local micro-finance organisations in Uganda. To …
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