Dismayed that family members are spread out over the house, each with a separate PC or tablet? Lenovo has something it believes will get them back together: a PC the size of a coffee table that works ...

Tablets and smart phones may be hastening the decline of family conversation. Applebee's intends to put a tablet computer on all its restaurant tables in the US. The 'Presto' tablets will allow diners ...

In the dim light of dinnertime at your favorite restaurant, the glow of smartphones pops up, from table to table, making the mood lighting a little brighter. Silent customers who make eye contact only ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Diners can use the 7-inch tablet to look at menu selections%2C order drinks and desserts and pay their checks. A red light on top turns on when an order is placed. But they can also play Trivia and ...

Far too often, retailers use technology to slightly accelerate current operations, rather than to leverage technology’s power to radically rethink how business can be done. Fast casual chain Chili’s ...

Most people only use the iPad’s on-screen keyboard for tapping out emails, tweets or Facebook updates. But Patrick Rhone of St. Paul wrote a book that way — with his Apple tablet at a slight incline ...

This mashup of tablet, console and metal legs reveals the weird charms of gaming furniture. As games keep getting added, will I keep using it more? I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I ...

Microsoft officials have been hinting for a couple of years that they hoped to someday shrink down the table-sized multitouch Surface technology and make it available in a tablet form factor. So when ...

Applebee%27s will put 100%2C000 tablets in its restaurants Chili%27s has been placing tablets in its company-owned stores IHOP is looking into tablets%2C too That endless wait for the restaurant check ...

Editor’s note: Vladimir Edelman is the chief development officer of NTN Buzztime, a bar and restaurant social entertainment and integrated marketing platform. Restaurants as we know them have remained ...