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		<title>grocery store lets you play atari while you shop</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2008/05/19/grocery-store-atari-koppas-milwaukee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 00:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What better way to break up the monotony of trolling the aisles of the grocery store than with a little video game action? The guys at this funky Milwaukee, Wisconsin grocery store are happy to oblige with an in-store Atari 2600 lounge.

The display includes a fully-functional Atari 2600, along with a wide assortment of&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What better way to break up the monotony of trolling the aisles of the grocery store than with a little video game action? The guys at this funky Milwaukee, Wisconsin grocery store are happy to oblige with an in-store Atari 2600 lounge.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2255" title="atari_20600_koppas" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/atari_20600_koppas.jpg" alt="" width="520" height="681" /></p>
<p>The display includes a fully-functional Atari 2600, along with a wide assortment of about 50 classic games to keep your mind sharp in between the Cap &#8216;N Crunch and the Mrs. Paul&#8217;s Frozen Fish. I especially dig the retro wallpaper and crappy old color TV which complete the kitschy rec room motif.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2256" title="koppas_atari_carts" src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/koppas_atari_carts.jpg" alt="Koppa\'s Atari Cartridges" width="520" height="381" /></p>
<p><a href="http://www.koppas.com/">Koppa&#8217;s Farwell Foods</a> is a great example of why we need little neighborhood grocery stores (I&#8217;ve heard their Fulbeli Deli makes a mean sandwich too). If you happen to be in the Milwaukee area, check them out at <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&amp;oe=utf-8&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;q=1940+N+Farwell+Ave,+Milwaukee,+WI+53202,+USA&amp;ll=43.057977,-87.889445&amp;spn=0.007024,0.020084&amp;z=16&amp;layer=c&amp;cbll=43.056062,-87.889447&amp;panoid=6rtxu5aae7wOubZDAh0AKA&amp;cbp=1,98.84607517933901,,0,1.3499084622511766">1940 N. Farwell Ave.</a></p>
<p>[photos via <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/boutros9/759395172/">Flickr</a> and <a href="http://playinthecity.blogs.com/milwaukee_outdoors_erins_/2008/04/koppas-farwell.html">Play in the City</a>]</p>
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		<title>springboard: interactive shopping carts</title>
		<link>http://technabob.com/blog/2007/01/23/springboard-interactive-shopping-carts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 18:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As our society gets more and more used to advertising at every turn, it&#8217;s no surprise that interactive advertising is making its way to the place where we&#8217;re most likely to be ready to purchase, our shopping carts.

The Concierge system provides shoppers with a wireless, touchscreen computer which can provide interactive advertising and other&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As our society gets more and more used to advertising at every turn, it&#8217;s no surprise that interactive advertising is making its way to the place where we&#8217;re most likely to be ready to purchase, our shopping carts.</p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/springboard_concierge.jpg" alt="Springboard Concierge Interactive Shopping Cart" /></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.springboardnetworks.com/index.php?action=concierge,overview">Concierge</a> system provides shoppers with a wireless, touchscreen computer which can provide interactive advertising and other content to shoppers. The system can be set up to automatically display relevant products after scanning a bar-coded frequent shopper card. It can also scan products in the cart, letting shoppers keep track of their shopping list and their current cart total. The Concierge can also be set up to allow for self-checkout in your cart, and can be outfitted with a wireless credit/debit card reader to facilitate purchases without waiting in line. Other features include an live product search, store directory and a recipe database.</p>
<p>Each cart runs on an embedded version of Windows CE, with 802.11g WiFi connectivity, 2GB of Flash memory and a 500 MHz MIPS CPU. The Concierge was developed by <a href="http://www.springboardnetworks.com">Springboard</a>, an IT company focused on marketing products and information systems for retail.</p>
<p>[via <a href="http://geeksugar.com/114584">GeekSugar</a>]</p>
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