Moneual Touch Table PC

In 2012, we heard (and used) several new touch-screen devices at bigger food establishments like Sakae Sushi, or topping up your Kopitiam Card at the kiosks. It was never deemed profitable for the smaller cafes and food joints to invest so much in new technology, that would be obsolete a year later.

Now, the Korean company Moneual is set to release a touchscreen PC built into a small cafe table.



No need to ask the waiter for the menu, or gesture wildly for the server to take your order. The Moneual Touch Table PC can be used to display menus, accept orders, and might even accept payment via (Near Field Communication) NFC readers.

While the idea of it looks promising, and it might help to cut staffing costs at cafes, one does wonder how this will affect human interaction in the near future. A slide out (mini) tablet might be a good add-on though, just in case I want to order a drink and the table is full of plates and utensils. A small button at the side, to call for service, akin to those on airplanes, might be ideal too.

I can see a potential in this though. One can sell advertising space on the tables, and I'm not talking about paper stickers or trays with logos embossed on it. The tech-savvy table can show videos, games, high quality pictures, and the slim possibility of it being in 3D too. Not only that, avenues for donations to charity or tips could be done or 'suggested' via the table as well.

All in all, there is a lot of promise in this, and this would be ideal for entrepreneurs who are hoping to sow from their tech-savvy upbringing, and reap from the tech-savvy generations to come.

No word on the pricing or specifications of it yet. More info here.