Ever thought bowling and pool share many similarities? Florian Kohler and Jason Belmonte apparently have! Check out this video that shows the two experts performing some stunts with bowling balls and pool cues. The trick shot at 1:05 is especially mind-bending, take a look for yourself here!
Author: Casey Minter
The E903 i-LOCK by Illinois Lock Company is an electronic cam lock with 32 programmable codes that has recently been released to the parts market. The lock allows for one master code, one sub-master code and up to 30 user codes that can be individually set between four and six digits long. The codes can be standard use, allowing users to set one and use it until it is changed, or one-time use codes that expire once used. Two AAA batteries power the device, and the company says they are good for up to 15,000 operations. In the event of…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based ICE was excited their Bills were able to celebrate the first NFL game of the season on Thursday, September 15 when the N.Y. Jets came to town. CBS, which airs a late-week gridiron broadcast, was at the factory shooting footage to be featured during the game. According to the network, “Each week we attempt to capture the flavor of the cities we visit by showcasing video of local manufacturing, a museum or a well-known restaurant. This footage is then used during our national telecast of the Thursday night NFL game.” With 34 years manufacturing in the town of Buffalo,…
The next F2FEC conference will be held Feb. 21-24, 2017, at the Chateau Elan Winery & Resort in the North Atlanta town of Braselton. Event producers Rick Iceberg, Ben Jones and George Smith (the “Three Amigos”) will hold their pre-planning brainstorm Oct. 11-12, after which more details on this FEC “summit meeting” will be posted on their website here. So there’s nothing to do now except mark the dates on your calendar! For more information, email [email protected].
An electrical engineering group, the IEEE Silicon Valley History Committee, hosted a sold-out, 100-person event on Sept. 8 honoring the history of Atari. Classic stories were swapped, as well as some never-before-told tales, as Atari’s original head of engineering, Al Alcorn, founder Nolan Bushnell and former engineer Owen Rubin reminisced together about the early days of the prolific company. Click here to read more about the meeting. From trade show shenanigans you may remember yourself to the story behind Breakout the article is a good refresher on how Atari helped jumpstart Silicon Valley and the video game business.
The Georgia Amusement and Music Operators Assn. wrapped up its 2016 meeting & trade show this past weekend (Sept. 9-10) at the Atlanta Marriott. The agenda was packed with different outings and seminars, and initial reports show that the event was a strong success. “It was a really great show,” said Christina Kaiser of GAMOA. “We had about 215 attendees and 150 exhibitor reps, and those numbers are up from last year. Our show seems to be getting larger every year. We’re outgrowing our current location, which is fortunate and unfortunate at the same time because we’ve had a lot…
Absolut Vodka, Malibu and Jamesons (all popular liquor brands of Pernod Ricard USA) have teamed up with TouchTunes to sponsor the first integrated, local transit information program which will be displayed on TT jukes in bars and taverns nationwide. TouchTunes, which says it reaches over 38 million Millennial viewers/listeners monthly, believes this is a big step in combating drinking and driving and will spread awareness about safe and responsible consumption. TransitScreen, a global information company that tracks public transit, will provide integrated, real-time schedules for local trains, subways and buses, as well as make ride-share (think Uber/Lyft) and taxi options…
LAI Games launched a special promotion for U.S. customers which they say allows their Snapshot 2 photo booth to practically pay for itself. For each Snapshot 2 order placed in the month of September, the company will give away four boxes of media (paper and ink, size 4″ x 6″, 600 prints) for free! At a vend price of $5/print, operators will make $12,000 in revenue on that media, which according to LAI is more than enough to cover the cost of the photo booth. After the initial purchase, operators will receive the usual price per print from LAI for…
Victor Miller has been hired by Zone Laser Tag to serve as an operator consultant. Miller has been in quality support, operations and has been a personal friend of Zone’s sales teammates for nearly 20 years. Victor’s role is to help Zone operators increase revenue performance by recommending select products for their locations, sharing his many years of operational experience on a one-to-one basis. Zone Laser Tag operators can contact him at [email protected] or by phone at 317/518-3971.
The Partnership to Protect Workplace Opportunity (PPWO) is asking for help to ensure that Congress hears about the impact new overtime regulations will have on companies like the many that make up the amusement industry. AMOA, a member of this coalition, hopes that more public outreach can lead to a legislative solution on the problematic issue. The PPWO has opened a Take Action portal that gives business owners the resources necessary to make a change. The site provides contact details for your state’s lawmakers, templates for letters to send to them, basic information concerning how you may be affected and…