National Restaurant Show, May 16-19, McCormick Place, Chicago The race is on in the restaurant space. Consumers, time pressed and increasingly tech savvy, rely on commercial foodservice for their daily meals, inflation notwithstanding. To meet this demand, foodservice operators cannot take a breather in acquiring the most cost efficient tools at their disposal. No small feat for an… Read More »
We like to say interactive touchscreens have “peaked” as far as usage. The new modalities such as Voice interaction or Gesture are emerging as replacements. When was the last time you used a touchscreen at a drive-thru? How about voice? Here is our starting basis for TIG and The Industry Group. Insight by Intel By Craig Keefner TIG… Read More »
Accessibility From The Start – Designed, Configured and Tested This is the first kiosk designed from the ground up for accessibility. TFA is known for its work with Southwest Airlines and their check-in units. This is the first AI-assist for conversational AI voice kiosk we have seen. Not surprised to see Soundhound in the mix. Starting at $2667. … Read More »
Conversational Voice Order AI While conversational AI circa May 2023 is a hot topic and a big tool in the “buzz bag” aka “we plan on doing that”, conversational voice AI has finally reached actual deployments. Estimates and projections are fine but real data is what counts. Meanwhile Google and Microsoft battle for available oxygen in the AI… Read More »