Sarah Kearns

The Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is ranked among the top regional pediatric hospitals in the nation, helping over 250,000 children annually. The ViewSonic® finches made a special appearance yesterday, visiting children on various floors of the hospital. “It was a very heartfelt time spent with these brave children and we are so glad that ViewSonic was able to bring a smile to their faces,” said Jeff Volpe, president.

To help lift children’s spirits, ViewSonic donated six (6) ViewPad® 10e Android tablets, two (2) high brightness 1080p Pro8400 projectors and two (2) 100-inch diagonal (16:9) Elite screens to CHOC. The projectors and screens will be installed in a new tower as  part of the media centers for children and teens; the tablets will help keep children entertained with games, the reading of electronic books and surfing the web in between their procedures and treatments.

ViewSonic is committed to improving its community and bettering the lives of its members. ViewSonic employee-partners generously give to community programs including Make-A-Wish, Toys for Tots, and Walk Now for Autism, in addition to our annual holiday Adopt-a-Family initiative. Stay tuned to our blog for opportunities on how  you can get involved in these causes as well.

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The National Restaurant Association (NRA) tradeshow has come and gone once more. Over the course of four days, more than 1,800 exhibitors and tens of thousands of attendees met to mold what the future will look like for the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industries. Following this week’s show, we wanted to share what, in our opinion, were the most notable technological advancements and trends that will change the customer experience within these industries.

The standout technology at this show was digital menu boards. Restaurants are increasingly showing nutritional information and digital boards can help them make updates quickly and without additional costs. Whether wanting to easily switch from morning to evening menus, or advertise the new special of the day, it’s clear that eateries now have significant opportunities to promote their menus in a brand new way.

A trend popular at NRA this year was the use of tablets within restaurants to make the customer experience more seamless. Tablet implementation examples include the wait-staff using the devices to take orders, turning the tablet into a POS system to manage the front of house, or even placing tablets on tables to enable patrons to place their order themselves. It’s great to see that due to their mobility factor, the possibilities for tablets within dining establishments are nearly endless.

What technological advancements do you see impacting the foodservice industry? Have you experienced any of these above examples in your own dining experience? Did you like or dislike it? Share your thoughts with us!