As described in earlier posts, we have a front desk/management station that we use to turn on bowling lanes. This has been the norm since the inception of bowling. However with the new technologies coming out this year, and in particular the apple iPad, we are finally be handed tools to think different.
With the apple iPad we are finally able to have a mobile front desk. We will be able to turn on bowling lanes, make a score correction, add bowlers, and turn on TV’s anywhere in the building. This kind of freedom is particularly important for us because our facility is 2.5 acres indoors. This kind of change to our bowling industry is huge. The traditional check in counter could theoretically be rendered obsolete. What could take its place is a restaurant style check in, where bowlers would “wait to be seated”. The employee could walk the bowlers to their lane and accept payment. Probably the most important part of this new method is the square footage it saves!
Unfortunately I’m Canadian and have to wait a few more weeks than our American cousins to start developing this mobile solution. I’ll be posting my progress, so keep on following.
