It seems like everyone around where I work has an iPad these days.  Although I like how slick an iPad looks I can’t convince myself to purchase one due to the lack of functionality that already exist in other computing device  (e.g. use USB).  However, I do like this video from Japan where Sharp is creating a software that enables users to order their items directly from the restaurants menu as an app rather than go through a waiter.  I can’t tell you how many times I have experienced a waiter taking down the wrong order and came back to tell me that was the exact thing I ordered.  By ordering yourself, you can verify your own order and perhaps add a custom note for the chef.  (e.g. less spicy).  Hopefully this will receive wider adaptation in the coming years as the price of iPad or other touch screen device drops.

Now it would be funny to get the octopus virus while ordering your dinner in a Japanese restaurant!