Sign of The Times
Tablets go supersize
The giant iTab is a giant interactive tablet designed to present apps and app-based content on a giant scale, with all the controls and gestures of the smaller sized tablets and smart phones of today. News International launched its new newspaper app at their recent summer party by using a giant iTab to displayThe Times newspaper.
Mark Jones, Managing Director of Touch2View, said. “It’s a significant event in evolution of interactive presentation technology as it taps into the familiarity and favourability of apps and app-based content. The response has been very favourable, with customers telling us they would very readily use this type of presentation, because it is in a familiar format. This is an important factor for any advertisers or companies wanting customers to engage with their digital content.
"Retail stores, exhibitions and events, entertainers, gamers and publishers can now all present their apps on a giant scale at a fraction of the cost of regular digital signage and kiosk solutions. The hardware and kit is well priced; there is no installation because it’s all wireless and the software already exists.”
The latest apps being presented on the giant iTab will appear on forthcoming episodes of ‘The Gadget Show’.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Usability Workshop @ KEX 2012
What can self-service terminals learn from the success of the iPad? The Usability Expert Workshop will explore ways of developing self-service solutions capable of inspiring the same fanatical reaction as Apple’s iconic product. On the 7th of March this year, hundreds of people were out on the streets, waiting to be amongst the first to get their hands on the latest iPad iteration. They had camped out all night with their thermoses in the freezing cold. Why are so many people willing to do this in front of every Apple store, but not for a new check-in terminal at the airport, train station, or shopping mall? What’s behind the buzz, and how can we encourage a similar reaction to self-service solutions? Through expert contributions and together with you, we will seek to answer these questions and explore future ways to get there. KIOSK EUROPE and Handspiel will present the Usability Expert Workshop as part of KIOSK EUROPE EXPO 2012, which runs from 12-13 June. The Usability Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 13th June from 10:30-13:30. Numbers are limited, so secure your place now by booking online at www.kioskeurope-expo.com











