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Beer and Bluetooth
juxter writes "The BBC is reporting on a London bar which has installed a Bluetooth and WiFi access point. Owners of camera phones can wirelessly send their pictures to an overhead screen and web based gallery - The system runs the LocustWorld Linux based MeshAP which has been extended to drive bluetooth devices as well. Hopefully this will encourage more UK premises to deploy free hot spots."
The gallery software it uses is pretty lame.
For a good web gallery app try coppermine.
Or one below I would think. In most bars I've been to, those decorations came from customers. Even here in Japan it is considered rude to whip out the keitai(pr. 'kay-tie' - cell phone) and start playing with it in a social setting. I know this is a tuff one to handle geeks, but girls usually get dressed up and go to a bar to TALK to someone, not get a crick in their neck looking up at the TV cause the cute geek at the bar is too engrossed in playing with the new toy.
I've dirtied my hands writing poetry, for the sake of seduction; that is, for the sake of a useful cause. --Dostoevsky
Think of the possibilities when beer, cameras, and a big screen at the head of the bar are combined:
... post it. First one to guess who it is, and what part, gets to buy me a round. (wait, did I say _me_? i meant the photographer)
"Am I Drunk or Not?" - you take a picture of yourself/friend/stranger and post it. In true reality TV style, the whole bar votes on whether the pictur-ee is a) as drunk as they think they are, b) drunker, or c) not drunk enough. Much hilarity and yelling ensues!
"Shot Shots" - take a picture of a shot of something, put into the picture rotation. Whenever it comes up, everybody drinks one
"Hot Shots" - variation, but with a picture of a particularly attractive patron. Assuming there are some. The chance of "hot" being "hot" decreases as the night goes on
"Who's ____ is that?" - take a picture of a random body part of someone
any more ideas?
Pubs, IMHO, are for beer and conversation.
I agree. Unfortunately most city centre landlords think they are for drinking lager and 'listening' to deafening chart / dance music.
Bring back the pub with a TV (sound down) in the corner where the loudest thing is the barmans shirt and it takes you longer to pick a beer than decide wether to nudge!