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Coffee Bean goes hi-tech with wireless Order Buzzer

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief November 17, 2011 · 1 min read

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Was just having our regular meetings at the Coffee Bean this afternoon and was surprised the barista gave me this small gadget that looks like a fancy coaster.

The barista then tells me to watch out for the device to light up and vibrate telling me my order is ready.

Not sure how the wireless device operates on but I’m thinking it could be RFID if not WiFi.

I am told this was only rolled out in this branch earlier this week. Really geeky. Really helpful for large and busy coffee shops. I’m thinking some folks might bring these home as trophies. *heh*

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72 Comments

Keurig Coffee Maker · 5 years ago

Thank you so much for this recipe! I’m visiting my boyfriend in Pittsburgh this month, and it is FREEZING there. But this seems like just the thing to keep us warm ?

Andrew Hilton · 7 years ago

It’s really amazing. It’s very useful in a crowded coffee place.

Rochelle David · 14 years ago

Do u know manufacturers of these here in the philippines?

nina regio · 13 years ago

Hi, I’m Niña of GlegoTech. We are a distributor of Wireless Call Button and Coaster Paging System here in the Philippines.

If anyone happens to require a solution like this.

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Richard · 15 years ago

Encountered it at Krispy Kreme South Korea. Though it was flawed. Kind of nice instead of baristas shouting out their soul.

dee · 15 years ago

Matagal nang ginagamit to ng Chatime. :) But this is really cool. sana lahat ng tea/coffee shop may ganito na.

modzzzz · 15 years ago

kim n chi in glorietta 4 food choices uses one as well

killrfillr · 15 years ago

Nice! Parang MarchÃ© sa Singapore.

paul · 15 years ago

saw something like that a few months ago at happy lemon greenhills.

Hazel · 15 years ago

CBTL at Burgos Circle, BGC also has this.

Jhay · 15 years ago

Doesn’t it look like those hologram communicator devices from Star Wars? :P

ana · 15 years ago

nice same s cha time s landmark^^sna lht ng estblishments ganyan nlng^^

anthony · 15 years ago

there is no RFID at all…
it utilizes 345mhz wireless technology.
i sell that kind of products but in a more advanced design. if you are interest, contact me 0917*******, or take a look our product http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13175313/guestpaging.pdf

Einaa · 8 years ago

Hi do you have this kind of device?

jeist · 15 years ago

my first encounter with this gadget was in a cafe at museum of fine arts in houston.. =) this is rfid

RJCA · 15 years ago

Had this when we went to Marina Bay Sands last summer and they also have it in the Serenitea near my house. :)

ogago · 15 years ago

tagal na nito sa chatime, try ko nga iuwi one time hehe.. kahit nasa 3rd floor ako nagvivibrate pa din, ang haba kc palagi ng pila kaya umaalis muna ako…

Lei · 15 years ago

Tried it at the Ortigas branch. :)

Name: · 15 years ago

nothing hitech about this. serenitea has been using this for months now

quigonz · 15 years ago

this technology has been around since the late 90s.

booboo · 15 years ago

I’m a big CBTL fan. Which branch?

Shakey · 15 years ago

Yeah, Chatime and Serenitea has been using these for a while now. Nagtataka nga ako kung bakit wala pang ganyan yung mga ibang big coffee shops dito eh.

zd0t · 15 years ago

Cool. But they might lose some of that “personal touch” especially when they say

“Coffee blah blah for (insert name here)” :)

Pero at least the coffee shop will be less noisy.

AkalaKoTechieKa · 15 years ago

It’s called a restaurant pager.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/everyday-tech/restaurant-pager.htm

Mar · 15 years ago

They also have this in Chatime. Definitely an RFID, we use the same (smaller ones, as pins) in the hospital where I work to detect those who have failed to do hand hygiene.

Daniel Escasa · 15 years ago

More likely RFID than WiFi — latter’s more expensive than the former. Also remember that Chatime and Coffee Bean both offer “free” WiFi, and those devices would eat up some of those IP addresses.

Could it also be BlueTooth?