WAVING your hand to get the bartender’s attention may not be the only way to order a martini in crowded bars of the future — even if they’re as busy as the cantina in “Star Wars.”
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Miniature projectors may soon have all kinds of new uses. From top, the Light Touch, which will sense tapped selections; the MPro 150; and the ShowWX (with an iPod Touch).
Instead, you may be able to peruse a drinks menu beamed onto the counter by a tiny projector, then swipe your index finger over an image of a martini — as if it were displayed on an iPhone touch screen. Off will go your electronic order, the real drink arriving minutes later without anyone ever having to say, “Set ’em up, Joe.”
That is just one of many possible uses of miniature projectors as they become more powerful and are integrated with other devices like motion sensors. And the resulting new products will be used not only in the food service industry, but also in video games and robotics.
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