Order through touchscreens
20-3-2012
De guests of Velo (Vietnamese restaurant in London) can order their menu through a row of touchscreens. You order on screen, you pay on screen and then you watch the status of your order as it progresses through the kitchen. Velo serves traditional Vietnamese street food – light, tasty and healthy.
Vote bar music with BarTune app
16-3-2012
With the BarTune app, guests can choose the music they want to hear. To do this go to one of the participating bars, login and pick their favourite song from the available tracklist.
Holiday Inn – First augmented reality hotel
16-3-2012
Holiday Inn hotel in London created their first augmented reality hotel, where guests can see Olympic athletes appear through their smartphone. Watch the ‘Making of’ video.
Order a McDonald’s menu through GPS
7-3-2012
McDonald’s is testing a pilot where motorists can watch the menu, place an order and pay through their naviagtion system in their cars. The order can be picked up at the nearest McDonald’s drive-in.
Virtual supermarket in Sydney
7-3-2012
Supermarket Woolworths turned the walls of Town Hall Station in Sydney into a virtual supermarket. Through the Woolworths app customers can place an order with a choice of over 120 products. Woolworths delivers de order for free at your home. Watch the video!
McDonald’s Paris interactive cube
5-3-2012
McDonalds placed a 5 meter high cube in the centre of Paris. People could shoot and upload pictures, with the funny result that people saw their heads on different bodies. Watch the video!
Cupcake machine
5-3-2012
Sprinkles Cupcakes (worlds first cupcake bakery) is planning to open a cupcake machine in Beverly Hills. The machine provides fresh cupcakes with a choice of different cupcake mix and sprinkles 24-hours a day. The owner Candace Nelson also plans to open a Spinkles Ice Cream store.
Sticker measures edibility
2-3-2012
Scientist from the Tufts University (USA) designed a high-tech sticker that lets you know if the food is still edible. The sticker is edible itself and responds to chemical reactions in the product. The sticker can be scanned with a smartphone.
QR-code responsibilty campaign
1-3-2012
‘Get Your Sexy Back’ campaign is started in Singapore that informes the young behave and to drink responsibly. They use posters with QR codes that are attached on the street. The QR code brings curious passengers to the GYSB Facebook page where they can find responsible observations and events.
Order through fax
1-3-2012
The new night café Bloemenbar has opened in Amsterdam. The decoration is homely and on the tables old-fashioned telephones are placed to connect with other tables. Soon it’s possible to order your drinks through fax.