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The much hyped retail meeting took place overnight in several parts of the world. Apple seems to have deployed major updates to their Retail stores including the use of iPads as interactive kiosks for customers. MacPricesAustralia posted some early details (via 9to5):
- iPads display product prices & information for products.
- iPads display product features, prices and lets you compare between models.
- Use the iPad to ask a specialist to come to you.
- Apple store staff appear to be wearing party hats.


Photo by @Digisz

MacStories offers some additional shots of the iPod display:






Article Link: Apple Revamps Retail Stores with Interactive iPad Displays
 
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MBP13

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Mar 13, 2011
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Very nice! They're kinda going green by not wasting paper/plastic every time a price is changed.
 

saxofunk

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Jul 19, 2006
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Denver, CO
meh

I always just used the product I was looking at to see the build options on the online store. Seems like an iPad trying to take your attention away from the 27" iMac...
 

asdf542

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Oct 26, 2010
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Pretty nifty. Wonder how the iPads look with an iPad next to them with the details, lol.
 

Warbrain

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Jun 28, 2004
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Very nice! They're kinda going green by not wasting paper/plastic every time a price is changed.

If you forget how much energy went into making that device, the hazardous materials in that device, the energy it wastes sitting there on...
 

Surely

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Oct 27, 2007
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^^^^lol, exactly.


Is it just me, or do those look like 1st gen iPads though.... I guess because of the shortage...

No.....you can see the camera on the front:

Screen-Shot-2011-05-21-at-6.11.19-PM-670x497.png
 

lozanoj83

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Mar 5, 2006
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Southern California
here's my question..

I don't see a dock connector charging them.. so how are they charging them?
Yes I know the battery is great (i've owned one before), but if a store is open 10-10, with customers always using them... the battery will die...

so do they just charge them at the end of the day and hope the battery doesn't die?

edit* I see a cord that runs down the middle of the acrylic plastic that's securely holding the iPad in place... but I dont see it connecting with the dock connector port.. does this mean that these are specially made iPads that have the dock connector somewhere else on the device, and not near the home button?
 

brsboarder

macrumors 6502a
Feb 16, 2004
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This is not going "green" the amount of energy to produce an ipad and then run it far outweighs the amount of paper required per the lifetime of the ipad.
 
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