Apple Revamps Retail Stores with Interactive iPad Displays

[bushido]

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So... all the jerks will now just press the button for a specialist and go away. This is going to be funny unless you're an Apple Store employee

lol i can see that totally happening. reminds me of someone i recently saw putting a "middle finger" as the lockscreen picture on all the iPads lol

also ... ewww who uses those public earphones with the iPods, gross

 

[OldBobsledGuy]

Sanitary?

How often do they plan to clean the displays off?

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Few days ago a plant in China exploded because of iPad over production and now we see this LOL

Shame on Apple

Evidently you haven't worked in logistics of rollouts of plans that have taken months or even years to rollout.

While tragic the loss of life at Foxconn, hard for Apple to halt the changes over this tragedy. Bigger events like 9/11 require a greater sense of timing; and did happen (the store I worked with at that time canceled a sales demo for the following weekend).

 

[Sdevante]

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We need to be using renewable energy everywhere. NOT COAL.

COAL keeps the LIGHTS ON!!!!!!!

 

[d0minick]

I dont like it. Feels like too much. Too much stuff, too many wires. I loved the Apple simplicity ideas.

I'm sure it'll be a hit, but I still feel like it's a bit much with iPads everywhere.

 

[QuarterSwede]

How often do they plan to clean the displays off?

How is this any less sanitary than using any of the iPads and Macs at the Apple store?

 

[mac-er]

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...

Inductive charging?

 

[johndallas999]

hmm...i think that is kinda a dumb idea having an ipad in front of every product they make. most consumers have done some internet research before walking up to any apple product and probably wouldn't need the fancy ipad to tell them about it.

 

[d0minick]

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also ... ewww who uses those public earphones with the iPods, gross

lmaooooooo so disgusting!! hahah

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

It's obvious that the wooden tables are the culprit in this equation.

Really surprised that Apple didn't spring for new tables with built-in slots for the iPads/redesigned cable holes UNDER each device or built-in docking so that a hideous 5 foot cable lead doesn't have to be run to the center of the table.

The amount of cables in the third picture alone makes me want to puke.

In a perfect world this would great. For Apple this new move is a gamble based on some of the comments made here so far.

In the end I think the timing of the new Apple Store on the 10th anniversary of the Apple Store is brilliant. Showing us what the next 10 years may bring to the retail experience.

 

[Scott6666]

hmm...i think that is kinda a dumb idea having an ipad in front of every product they make. most consumers have done some internet research before walking up to any apple product and probably wouldn't need the fancy ipad to tell them about it.

I agree. Put me in the "it looks stupid" camp.

As Darth Vader said "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed." Seems like Apple's applying to iPad to it just because they're all caught up in the iPad. Not because it's the best thing for the job.

I'm certainly not running out the Apple store just to see the new displays.

 

[iSimx]

hmm...i think that is kinda a dumb idea having an ipad in front of every product they make. most consumers have done some internet research before walking up to any apple product and probably wouldn't need the fancy ipad to tell them about it.

You're talking about a percentage of people who are into technology know the ins and outs of what specifications are, know what to research but there are plenty of people who don't know what RAM or processing speed are.. and couldn't really care less.

 

[Born Again]

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

Reeks of overkill. The iPad now dominates product displays - just an aesthetic disaster.

That's right It looks way to busy!!!!!!

 

[Chip NoVaMac]

Sure it's a showcase for iPads but it won't only work for Apple - it's an ideal solution for point-of-sale in a whole bunch of different industries. It looks to me like somebody in Apple is imaging other situations where iPads could be used - and and creating new markets. Clever, I have to admit....

You hit on another thought that I have with this rollout.... And that is Apple getting other retail outlets to use iPads as point of sales tools.

Working in the photo retail business, the camera companies are doing their best to "buy" shelf space with multiple offerings that in the end confuse the consumer.

A visual way to explain various options on a camera choice could help us in camera sales. Then to be able to see graphically a comparison of the costumer choices help make the final choice easier.

 

[Westyfield2]

It's a nice idea, but I'm thinking it's more of a gimmick TBH.

I suppose one good thing they could do with it would be a "Tap to view Higher Education pricing".

 

[Cheffy Dave]

Do they really have it set up so that you stick ear buds in your ears after someone else has used them?

That screams "unsanitary".

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There is NO WAY, I am using those ear buds! WHAT was Apple thinking??? DUMB!!!

 

[NAG]

I wonder how much all these iPads cost when you compare it to a similar retail touch screen solution, Microsoft Surface.

Microsoft needs to stop jumping into markets first with high priced tech demos only to secede them to a competitor.

 

[mac-er]

You hit on another thought that I have with this rollout.... And that is Apple getting other retail outlets to use iPads as point of sales tools.

Working in the photo retail business, the camera companies are doing their best to "buy" shelf space with multiple offerings that in the end confuse the consumer.

A visual way to explain various options on a camera choice could help us in camera sales. Then to be able to see graphically a comparison of the costumer choices help make the final choice easier.

It is a perfect solution in the WalMarts, Targets, and Best Buys of the world where most of the associates couldn't find their ass with a flashlight and bloodhounds, especially when it comes to electronics knowledge.

 

[UCF Sam]

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

Buahahaha.... Make no mistake about it, this is the complete opposite of "going green." To update the price/specs in the old displays all you had to do was change a small piece of paper. You'd probably have to go through about 100,000 price/spec changes match the carbon footprint of 1 ipad display (includes creating/powering it).

Not that I care... Go Brown! Fight global cooling!

 

[v66jack]

How often do they plan to clean the displays off?

I visited my local Apple store this afternoon and the employees are literally wiping the screens after anyone moves away from an iPad. Every employee has a cloth and they are all cleaning like crazy at the moment.

I'm sure the novelty will soon wear off!

 

[infodriveway]

Perhaps iPad isn’t built into the tables so people with disabilities can use them.

 

[thermodynamic]

Looks very cool, but no wonder there's an iPad shortage!

*snicker*

Beat me to it.

I wonder how many employees the glut of iPads can eliminate...

 

[AppleScruff1]

Stupid and ugly with iPads all over the place.

 

[thermodynamic]

Buahahaha.... Make no mistake about it, this is the complete opposite of "going green." To update the price/specs in the old displays all you had to do was change a small piece of paper. You'd probably have to go through about 100,000 price/spec changes match the carbon footprint of 1 ipad display (includes creating/powering it).

Not that I care... Go Brown! Fight global cooling!

It's a pity that Apple doesn't often change its prices to begin with.

I visited my local Apple store this afternoon and the employees are literally wiping the screens after anyone moves away from an iPad. Every employee has a cloth and they are all cleaning like crazy at the moment.

I'm sure the novelty will soon wear off!

Yup. There's nothing like using a device that has somebody else's bodily fluids all over it.

 

[Nielsenius]

Something about this seems dumb. Those tables were always a bit cluttered with wires, customers' bags, and the products themselves. Now we have one extra thing: a computer telling us about a computer. The iPods don't need the interactive display and the other products all have screens that display information just fine. Seems like a waste of space and money.