The Internet is not just searches or information, behind the “www” there is a universe of possibilities of direct application in the world of hospitality.
The future is already here. The Internet is part of that future and not only has our way of communicating changed, but it has also reached everyday objects in our home such as blinds, light bulbs, washing machines, refrigerators, kitchens…, it is the “Internet of things”.
And this revolution does not stay at home, it has already reached other environments such as restaurants. Let’s look at some examples.
Music to suit your clients
The music that is heard in your bar or restaurant can make your customers more or less comfortable. If you play Spanish music, maybe your client prefers rock, pop or អស្ចារ្យ។. The Synkick application allows you to synchronize your music with your clients’ playlists. In this way, the background music will be based on the tastes of the customers you currently have in your restaurant.
Control the entire kitchen from your កុំព្យូទ័របន្ទះ or mobile
You can create, control and connect all kitchen appliances and their information, from your mobile or tablet. This is what the Hotschedules iot platform application does.
It will allow you to know the temperature, cooking times, state of the food. It helps to eliminate preparation times and costs of the different dishes on your menu, being able, for example, to turn off and on the appliances.
The only thing not so attractive is that it is not a free application, but its possibilities are worth it.
Different lighting for each table
Many important events in the lives of your guests take place in restaurants: birthdays, wedding anniversaries, marriage requests, announcements of new members, etc.
Sometimes the lighting is not adequate, or it does not have the correct color, not being able to maintain the right atmosphere for the table. The solution? Simple, leave the control to your clients: you can connect the lighting to the Internet and control the color, intensity and amount of light you want from each table.
There are many applications on the market that allow you to control lighting.
Adapt the premises to the weather conditions
There are many applications that give us information about the weather, from rain alerts, incidence of UV rays, if it is cloudy or not, etc.
If you have awnings or blinds, you can connect them with the weather alerts, to open and close them, increase the lighting of the prison if the day is very cloudy, unfold the umbrellas if there is a rain alert, or open everything if the temperature is pleasant and not there are high UV rays.
Depending on the temperature is high or low, the air conditioning or heating can be adjusted automatically. In short, the possibilities you have to adapt your restaurant to the weather conditions are endless.
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An example of a smart scale is the Smart Diet Scale: you place the food on top and with its four sensors it gives you all the information about the food: total weight, calories, fat. In addition, in the mobile application, available for iOS and Android, it creates a history of everything you eat, and gives you advice if you want to achieve goals such as losing weight, eating healthier food, or avoiding foods high in fat, calories, etc.
The application has a nutritional database with more than 550.000 foods, more than 440.000 products that you can buy in grocery stores and more than 106.000 dishes from restaurants, information that it uses to improve your health or maintain a healthy diet.
In short, the Internet of things has only appeared in all areas of our life such as homes, cars, offices, and of course in restaurants and its use will be more and more widespread.