William Ashley’s Wedding Registry’s “Wish Pad”
February 22nd, 2007William Ashley’s “Wish Pad”, a clipboard that holds a customized Nokia 770 handheld Internet tablet and a paper notepad with an RFID chip underneath it. The gift items on the store shelves have a four-letter quick code. When a couple sees something they like, they enter the quick code; a text-to-speech program describes the item for confirmation, then the item is added to the registry list. Gifts selected appear in the couple’s online registry in about three to five minutes. It makes the registry more accessible, but it doesn’t make it an automated service — couples still consult with an advisor, usually for about 45 minutes, to make fundamental flatware and table setting decisions…
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