Apple Revamps Retail Stores with Interactive iPad Displays

Saturday May 21, 2011 8:30 pm PDT by Arnold Kim

The much hyped retail meeting took place overnight in several parts of the world. Apple seems to have deployed major updates to their Retail stores including the use of iPads as interactive kiosks for customers. MacPricesAustralia posted some early details (via 9to5mac):

- iPads display product prices & information for products.
- iPads display product features, prices and lets you compare between models.
- Use the iPad to ask a specialist to come to you.
- Apple store staff appear to be wearing party hats.

Photo by @Digisz

MacStories offers some additional shots of the iPod display:

And iPads selling iPads:

Some observations: the interactive iPads aren't powered through the Dock connector. The cabling disappears behind the iPads. The home buttons don't do anything.

Top Rated Comments

Surely

129 months ago

Looks very cool, but no wonder there's an iPad shortage! ;)

Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)

newyorksole

129 months ago

Very nice! They're kinda going green by not wasting paper/plastic every time a price is changed.

but they are using more electricity ;)

Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)

DavidLeblond

129 months ago

Am I the only one that looks at it and says "thats one too many cables laying around on that table." I think it looks ugly.

Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Warbrain

129 months ago

Very nice! They're kinda going green by not wasting paper/plastic every time a price is changed.

If you forget how much energy went into making that device, the hazardous materials in that device, the energy it wastes sitting there on...

Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)

chasemac

129 months ago

I want to see what those party hats look like.

Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)

mattdo93

129 months ago

Am I the only one who doesn't mind keeping the old price tags? :confused: That's a big power drain right there for Apple.

Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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