Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | books | about  Hi-tech beermats for 21st Century (30 Sep 2005) Because the mat can also sense being picked up and flapped around, customers can signal an order - with the urgency judged by the speed it is moved. Another feature is that drinkers can say how many drinks they would like to order by stacking of a number of mats in one hand. Article URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4298344.stm Read 247 more articles from BBC News sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Making Sense on Small Screens          Books about Usability | Information Architecture | Information Visualisation | Technology History This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy