Gizmo Lovers Blog » Gansevoort http://www.gizmolovers.com TiVo, Slingbox, Android, Blu-ray Disc, and whatever other tech I feel like blogging about... Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:16:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Hotels Turn To Gizmos For Guestshttp://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/11/11/hotels-turn-to-gizmos-for-guests/ http://www.gizmolovers.com/2008/11/11/hotels-turn-to-gizmos-for-guests/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:39:38 +0000 MegaZone http://www.gizmolovers.com/?p=3438 Continue reading →]]> There’s an interesting article in The New York Times today. Hotel chains have been turning to consumer electronics and computers to help draw in and satisfy increasingly tech savvy guests. Gadgets and gizmos are increasingly present in rooms, lobbies, and lounges in a growing number of hotels. Sheraton has teamed with Microsoft for their Link@Sheraton lounges where guests can perform tasks such as checking email and printing out boarding passes. Westin is placing the Nintendo Wii, with games like Wii Fit, in some of their fitness centers. Gansevoort South in Miami Beach, part of the Gansevoort Hotel Group, is working with Sony to bring Sony computers, PS3s, ebook readers, and more to a new lounge.

There’s some more interesting news in this area that I’ll be able to share soon…

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