Lonely Planet spent a lot of money developing applications for Microsoft Surface but have yet to roll one out anywhere. Many expected it in their new store at Sydney Airport (their only store in the world) but from comments made on Twitter it appears the timeline...
Samsung have launched new vending machines with 46″ LCD touchscreens. These have been developed in partnership with Kraft and at this stage at least will be used exclusively with Kraft product. The concept is pretty simple, rather than having to type in the...
There are many uses for people tracking in retail areas, from simple people counting to determining customer flow, dwell time etc. This weekend at a rock festival in Brussels, bluetooth technology is being used to observe the movement of tens of thousands of festival...
OK I know smoking is a bad habit but the simple fact is that many people still smoke. In airports this becomes a bit of an issue, particularly transit airports. The typical smoking rooms are nothing short of disgusting and whilst smokers may arguably be ill-concerned...
Microsoft’s new Project Natal has the retail world buzzing but not only because of its potential gaming sales. Its also potentially game-changing for retail store design. Project Natal is, in a nutshell, “controller-free gaming”. Its a small black...
Everybody knows how much I love vending machines, particularly for airports and hotels. They take up very little space, have little or no staff costs, can delivery huge entertainment value and very importantly can deal with the peaks & troughs in airport or hotel...
