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Robots Running Hotels

CTOvision

The first hotel to be completely run by robots opened Friday, July 17th in Japan. The Weird Hotel in Japan where the front desk is staffed by ROBOTS opens (dailymail.co.uk). Japanese equips hotel with dinobots to greet foreigners (vr-zone.com). Japan's robot hotel is for you (pcworld.com). Related articles. Japan's $1.4M

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Tilting Point acquires publishing rights for WhaleApp’s Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery

Venture Beast

Tilting Point will become the exclusive publisher for Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery while the developer WhaleApp focuses on updates. Read More.

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Avoiding a Stay at a Haunted Hotel And Why We Need a Travel App for That

CIO Business Intelligence

Imagine booking a room at a small, charming, off-the-beaten-path hotel on the Hawaiian island of Kauai using a popular mobile travel app, only to discover that the room is… haunted! But what is not commonly known is that this family-owned hotel once thrived as a busy brothel during the City’s wild Barbary Coast days. Then, at 3 A.M.,

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TikTok videos will soon show up at airports, hotels and restaurants

TechSpot

For those who aren't familiar with Atmosphere, it's a streaming TV service for businesses, providing customers with original and custom TV channels for their spaces. Atmosphere currently has over 19,000 customers, including Taco Bell, Texas Roadhouse, Burger King and Westin, amassing over 20 million unique users per month.

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TikTok’s latest deal could mean its videos are coming to waiting room TVs near you

The Verge

TikTok has already conquered our phones and TVs at home , but its next target will ensure you really can’t escape from cute pet videos, impressive feats, and oddly satisfying clips. And now, TikTok will get a channel dedicated to curated videos from the platform.

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Amazon Glow makes video calls more immersive, with projected and interactive space for kids

GeekWire

Amazon announced a device Tuesday that looks to go beyond the video call and make chats interactive. Amazon Glow — which looks a bit like a stretched out Viewfinder toy or vintage Polaroid camera — combines video calling with connected activities. that will work alongside Alexa at home and at Walt Disney World Resort hotel rooms.

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Workplace video communication app Voodle raises $6M to combat ‘Zoom fatigue and Slack overload’

GeekWire

Voodle puts a new spin on workplace communication with its TikTok-like app meant to replace long video calls or text-based notes with bite-sized selfie-oriented video clips. Many of its employees previously worked together at Pixvana, which built immersive video editing software and raised $20 million.

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