Abstract: A method and system for storing digital data includes receiving a stream of data to be displayed on a visual medium wherein the visual medium further has a digital storage area, intercepting information from the stream of data and storing the information intercepted from the stream of data on the visual medium using the digital storage area. Retrieving digital data includes receiving a visual medium displaying visual information and having digital information stored in a digital storage area associated with the visual medium, accessing the digital information from the digital storage area of the visual medium and presenting the digital information using a combination of multimedia formats and multimedia player devices.

Abstract: Synchronization devices, preferably available in kiosks at publicly accessible locations, are provided with at least one remote device interface. A user of a remote device couples the remote device to the at least one remote device interface and the synchronization device thereafter initiates synchronization of remote data found in the remote device with central data found on at least one central device. Synchronization is performed by a synchronization application that preferably resides on the at least one central device. The synchronization application provides synchronized data that may include, but is not limited to, contact data, calendar data, email, shared files and the like. The synchronization device updates the remote device and also routes the synchronized data to a printer for printing. In this manner, the remote device user can obtain hardcopies of the synchronized data without having to be directly coupled to his or her local device.