ROA International just released a portable cubic projector “INNOCUBE”, which you can project your smartphone’s screen on a wall and enjoy movies, internet contents, photos etc displayed on your smartphone.
This small cubic projector (45x45x46mm) is compatible with MHL/HDMI compliant smartphone, tablet, iPhone/iPad, and laptop.
With the accompanying tripod stand (extendable from 127mm to 202mm), why don’t you turn your room into a home theater and enjoy a movie with your friends or family members?
While there have been Google Glass apps for lock screens, the Tesla Model S and even The New York Times, we’ve been wondering when we’d see a traditional game. Today, the wondering stops. GlassBattle is a Battleship-style, voice controlled, turn-based affair using the wearable’s Mirror API. Sadly it won’t be available to the public until developer Brick Simple’s API quota limitations are lifted, but that doesn’t stop us from fantasizing about gaming while we do other stuff. Like, you know, playing video games. Yes, we hear you loud and clear Xzibit. To see people game while grocery shopping and walking around a pond, hit the video after the break.
This system, developed for restaurant chains, collects restaurant status data in real time, and shows app users which restaurants have seating available. The RealtimeManager software from Science Works’ was released in November 2012.
Most POS systems collect data when customers are ready to pay their bill, but this system accumulates data as the customers are ordering, allowing the restaurant manager or chain headquarters to provide smartphone users with seating availability information in real time based on the situation. This system can be integrated into the top three order entry systems in Japan, which are used by 90% of the market.
“RealtimeManager is our solution that collects data from handheld order entry systems in restaurants. This data is then tabulated to produce a ratio of available seating. A list is generated of eateries with available seats, and these eateries are listed in Yahoo search results. For users of the Hot Pepper restaurant guide website, information on the percentage of available seats is presented, so based on this data information on how many customers can be accommodated at that time is provided.”
This service, which does not require any extra work by restaurant employees, analyzes information chronologically such as order frequency, enabling chain headquarters to issue instructions to restaurants that will lead to increased orders and sales. It is also possible to have special discount coupons redeemable when there are empty seats.
“On weekend evenings, many eateries and especially Japanese-style pubs are completely full. If a customer knows beforehand which have available seating and which do not, naturally he or she will avoid ones that are full. This solution is very convenient because customers won’t have to go to one establishment after another only to be told that they are full. For restaurants, this means that customers will come when there is available seating, and they won’t come when it’s crowded. Restaurants have no option but to turn down customers if they are crowded, so this way they can inform customers beforehand, and at the same time attract customers when they have available space.”
This service is currently offered at approximately 400 restaurants in metropolitan areas in Japan, and Science Works is aiming to increase this to 1,000 establishments within the next year.
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Apple’s App Store turns five this week (it first opened on July 10, 2008), and to celebrate, many of the biggest and best apps – including games – seem to be going on sale for, well, nothing.
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