The “E-Menu” system takes advantage of Motion’s lightweight, clipboard-sized tablet with integrated wireless capabilities and an electronic stylus, or pen, which replaces a mouse or keyboard as an input device.
Using the stylus with Motion’s bright, 12.1-inch screen to point and click, diners can browse the menu items, customize selections and even place orders directly into the kitchen. The E-Menu can be updated in real time, enabling the chef to highlight specials or customize the menu depending on the time of day.
Available in both English and Spanish and normal and large text, the E-Menu allows diners to view photographs and a complete nutritional breakdown of each menu item as well as tax and gratuity calculations in multiple currencies. Once a meal order is placed, the E-Menu system provides Internet access and games for kids as well as local, hotel and travel information.
Ameranth Wireless, the project integrator, collaborated with Motion, Microsoft, Intel and Dell to develop the electronic menu system. Ameranth and IHG began gauging customer feedback to the E-Menu system in January with the opening of the first “next-generation” Holiday Inn prototype hotel in
>“Motion’s tablets are helping Holiday Inn create a ‘21 st Century Hotel’ with cutting-edge technology,” said Mark Snyder, senior vice president, brand management, Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts, the Americas. “Eventually, we will be able to integrate operations systems wirelessly – from reservations to supply chain management – all while providing the customer with a great dining experience.”
“Motion’s outstanding display technology and slate design fit right in to our vision for the E-Menu concept, and the tablet has proven itself in practice,” stated Keith McNally, CEO of Ameranth Wireless. “We are proud to have Motion as a strategic partner in this endeavor.”
“With the design of our slate-style tablet, Motion’s goal has been to enable computing applications where none existed before, so we are pleased to be the delivery platform for the E-Menu system,” said Ralph Spagnola, Motion’s vice president of sales.
About Motion Computing
Motion Computing – an ultramobile computing and wireless communications leader in vertical markets such as healthcare, field force automation, government and education – combines world-class innovation and industry experience. Motion’s tablet PCs and related products enable people to use computers in new ways and places. Marketed directly through its Web site and an experienced international reseller network, each Motion product is built to customer specifications. The company’s new M1400 Tablet PCs and accessories are designed for users who need a combination of true mobility, power and versatility.