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Dec 15 03
The USA based pharmacy, CVS has announced plans to introduce mobile image
printing capabilities at KODAK Picture Maker kiosks at more than 3,000
stores throughout the USA.
The service, to be available in early 2004, will make CVS
the first national retailer to offer customers the ability to print pictures
from their image-enabled mobile phones.
Earlier this year, CVS successfully introduced "Pictures from your Digital
Camera" from KODAK Picture Maker kiosks, enabling customers to produce
photo-quality prints from digital media including camera cards, CDs and
disks. Starting in early 2004, enhancements to the KODAK Picture Maker
kiosks will allow mobile camera phone users to beam their images to the
kiosk using Bluetooth or Infrared (IrDA) technologies. Customers can then
edit, enhance, and print their photos in minutes.
"Our research shows that consumers have a strong desire to print their
digital pictures at retail. Next year, there will be tens of millions of
camera phones in use capturing billions of images. The Kodak Picture Maker
kiosk is an ideal way for people to print pictures at retail from digital
cameras or camera phones," said Chris Sliva, Output Business Manager, US&C,
Consumer & Professional Imaging, Eastman Kodak Company. "As the overall
number of digital images captured - whether through digital cameras or
mobile phones -- continues to grow, we want to make it as easy as possible
to have access to and print these pictures where and when they want," Sliva
said.
At the kiosk, customers will use a simple touch screen to preview and select
only the photos they want to print, choose sizes and quantities, and make
image enhancements such as red-eye reduction. Prints will be ready for
pick-up upon checkout. New 3" x 4" and 1.5" and 2" photo prints will be
available from the enhanced kiosks.
CVS has approximately 4,100 stores in 32 states and the District of
Columbia.
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