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Several chain restaurants are replacing paper menus with Android tablets
We live in a digital age. Everything around is slowly being converted and upgraded. Nothing is off-limits. Even something as simple as a menu at a chain restaurant is not safe. Chili’s (I want my baby back baby back) has announced that it has finished installing tablets at 823 locations in the U.S. These tablets are mounted at tables as a replacement for menus.
These tablets run Android and are made by Ziosk especially for restaurants. They run custom software and are ruggedized to withstand food spills. Customers can order food, drinks, and even pay their bill with the machine. No more waiting around for slow wait staff. Of course, this is both a good and bad thing. These tablets are making the ordering process easier, but also eliminating jobs.
Applebee’s and Buffalo Wild Wings are also making the change to tablets at their respective restaurants. What do you think about these tablets? Are you concerned with companies cutting costs by eliminating employees and replacing them with technology? Do you just want to get your food faster? Have you seen these tablets at any restaurants yet?
[via Gigaom]
Lytro said to be developing an Android-powered light field camera
There are plenty of great cameras on Android devices, but if the latest rumor is true they are about to get even better. Lytro, the creator of the crazy cool light field camera, is said to be developing an Android-powered camera. This rumor comes from the reliable @evleaks.
What exactly is a light field camera? Lytro’s cameras capture all of the available light in a scene when you take a photo. This means you don’t have to worry about focusing because everything is in focus. After you have taken the photo you can adjust what you want to have in focus, and even slightly adjust the angle of the shot. The photo can be edited as many times as you want. It takes the pressure off getting a shot perfect the first time.
Several Android OEMs have attempted to mimic this feature in their latest devices, but it’s not the same. They use software to take several photos at different depths, and then you basically choose which one has the right focus. The HTC One M8 is closest to the Lytro with its dedicated depth sensor. Still, nothing on the market has come close to what Lytro is doing. An Android powered camera with this technology would be awesome.
The image below was taken with a Lytro camera. Click anywhere to focus, or click and drag to adjust the angles.
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