The Cathay Lounge at the Hong Kong Airport has a Noodle Bar that is always crowded, and for good reason. I finally decided to try it out today. The lady took my order, handed me a green thingy and said, “Come back when is red”. Call me stupid, but I had never seen anything like this before. I walked away from the bar with excitement; sat down at a nearby table and started looking at in awe. It read in English and Chinese: Your favorite noodle is ready for you to collect if the light is on or vibrates. I didn’t take my eyes off it so as not to miss the spectacle. Sure enough, in a couple of minutes the red lights around the edge of the circle start blinking – quietly announcing that my noodle is ready. WOW, what an innovative product/idea!
I wonder why this thingy hasn’t become more popular in clinics, hospitals, banks or wherever you take a number and wait for the number to be called. And the number is only called when you take a toilet break 
Tags: Cathay lounge, Cathay Pacific, hong kong, innovative products, noodle bar, Restaurants, WOW!
October 30, 2007 at 5:27 pm |
It actually has, kinda, taken off States side. Mostly restaurants, but other sort of businesses too. Most look like pagers.
October 31, 2007 at 1:08 am |
we sure look forward to this in our part of the world.