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Company launches Menus that Talk
April 18, 2007
MIAMI — Taylannas Inc. has announced the launch of anelectronic restaurant menu system, Menus That Talk. The portable device, approximately the size of a DVD case, speaks to restaurantguests, describing selected food items from the hand-held unit's illuminatedbuttons.
A lighted array of buttons displays major menu categories like drinks, appetizersand seafood. Guests use the device by pressing a button corresponding to their menu category. They will then hear brief descriptions of cuisine, wine suggestions, sides andprices.
The program also can describe items in Spanish and for the visually disabled, the buttons are also imprinted in Braille. Forthe hearing-impaired, Menus That Talk featuresa detachable hand-held earphone that also interfaces with Tele-coilequipped hearing-aids.
"Menus should be able to communicate without being a challenge," saidpresident and chief executive officer Susan Perry. "We're making a restaurant's entire menuavailable to all its customers, and we're making it a pleasurable experience."
Menus That Talk premieres to the public at the National RestaurantAssociation show in Chicago, May 19-22, 2007.
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