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HTNG by bringing together forward looking technology vendors to cooperate in constructing the
fully integrated system (Gale, Derek. Hotel Magazine, June 2006).
A tour of Guestroom 2010 begins with the room layout. The overall room is uniquely
designed to give the guests well-designed space that allows them to interact with the room
seamlessly. This footprint contains some unusual living areas. For example, the frequent traveler
group indicated they did not like the hotel delivery staff passing by their bathroom when they
entered the room. The guestroom 2010 features the bathroom in the back of the space. Frequent
travelers also expressed that they preferred natural light in the bathroom; the bathroom now has
large windows with Polytronix Inc.’s Switchable Privacy Glass. Also, the LUX-UDA mirage
system found in the entryway window demonstrates a decorative alternative to this feature.
Also in the entryway, a number of current technologies in innovative ways to solve
common hotel issues are utilized. First, RIFD technology is used to alert room service staff of
empty food trays which may clutter the hallway. Axxess Industries, Inc.Empty-Food-Tray
Detection System has trays equipped with special transmitters that communicate with a small
receiver located right under the room number on the door. Also, in the doorway is the First View
Security, Inc.’s Digital Door Viewer; This easy to install flat-screen monitor and digital camera
helps the guest see instantly who is at the door and also, in the surrounding hallway.
While HD flatscreeen TVs are found in many hotel rooms, providing sound to match the
screen is sometimes difficult. Phillips Soundbar DVD Hotel Theater offers a great solution to
this problem providing surround sound in one unit. When used with its HDTV Pro: Idiom Flat
Screen with its own stable of technologies to please the guest, the combination reduces power
consumption by 30 percent.
Refreshments, primarily a cup of coffee is important to the whole room ambiance;
Melitta’s Smart Mill & Brew Coffeemaker grinds whole beans, providing a fresher cup of coffee;
there are displays with up-to-the-minute weather forecasts transmitted by an MSNBC FM signal
to the display on the screen, helping you prepare for the coming day
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