By Katie
Murray
Product Editor, E-Hospitality.com
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12/11/2000
The International Hotel/Motel and
Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS), held November 11–14 in New York City,
showcased the latest products in the hospitality and foodservice
industries. About 2,000 companies exhibited at the trade show, the largest
in the event’s 85-year history.
Technology and design products, resources
and services crowded the field of new offerings. Exhibitors showcased a
variety of additional new products ranging from bathroom accessories to
safety devices to wireless services. Among the more notable offerings:
Online Menu Creation System
 A new online menu creation
system called hqhospitality.com is designed to allow hotels, resorts,
casinos, restaurants, bars, convention centers and cafes to produce their
food and beverage menus and associated promotional material on the
Internet. The system was developed to enable these facilities to create
in-house menus inexpensively and to accommodate the need to change food
and beverage lists frequently due to menu changes, holidays and special
events.
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Limited Edition Artwork
 This company is now offering the
hospitality industry new artwork by Israeli artists that includes limited
edition serigraphs, mixed media originals and window box and lacquer
paintings. David Schluss’ serigraphs and mixed media originals feature
jovial figures and portray dancers and musicians within an ensemble of
musical instruments. Calman Shemi’s window and lacquer paintings were
created using vibrant colors that are painted on wood or metal that has
been gilded with gold and/or silver leaf.
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Self-contained Recessed Lighting Fixture
 The new Firebox recessed
lighting unit is designed to make fire-rated recessed applications easier,
more cost effective and UL-compliant. The lighting is designed in a
single, self-contained housing unit that eliminates the need for
construction enhancements. The unit installs like any other recessed
fixture and is UL-compliant, simplifying the approval process for building
inspectors.
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Outdoor Furniture Collections
 This company is offering new
collections of outdoor tables and seating based on its indoor collections
of large deep-seated pieces. The collections include Bridgehampton,
Sagaponack, Wainscott and Montauk. Constructed from Viraro wood and
stainless steel and aluminum hardware, these products are designed to
offer the same comfort and sophistication of the indoor collections.
However, with sealants, corrosion-resistant metals and weather-resistant
wood, the pieces are suitable for outdoor use.
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Bathroom Accessory Holders
 Stuffits bathroom accessories,
which utilize the same patented split-ring technology as the
manufacturer’s hookless shower curtain, are designed to eliminate the
need for caddies and to enable hotel staff members to quickly tidy up
counter tops. They also offer guests a way to organize their bathroom
products while keeping them in easy reach.
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Digital TV with Internet Technology
 The new ISTV is an interactive and
integrated television set that combines digital TV picture quality with
access to the Internet. The product offers a range of interactive services
that also include email, a monitor for guests’ laptops, Ethernet plug,
fax services, customized local information, a central printer, folio
review and checkout, computer games and an FM stereo radio.
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Magnification Wall and Vanity Mirrors
 The new Perfect Vision
Optic Lens mirror line incorporates a technology designed to provide an
infinite number of focal points, allowing individuals, whether they wear
corrective lenses or not, to find their own focal point and see clearly
when looking in the mirror. The product line is comprised of eight styles
of lighted and unlighted wall and vanity mirrors in gold or chrome
finishes.
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Ashtray for Fire Prevention
 The new Fire Beater
ashtray is designed to help prevent burning, unattended cigarettes from
falling and becoming a source of a potential deadly fire. The ashtray is
constructed exclusively from thermal fire resistant plastic and can reduce
the risk of fire due to a design that incorporates the use of
"ribs," which grip cigarettes to prevent them from falling.
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In-Shower Mirror Defogger
 The new SV Power
2000 in-shower bathroom mirror defogger allows users to see themselves in
the shower, facilitating makeup removal, shaving and moisturizing.
According to the manufacturer, the product is easy to use and install. The
thin defogger fits unnoticeably on the back of the mirror and, by flicking
a light switch, the heater warms the mirror, preventing condensation.
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Valve System
 M-Pact is a new valve architecture
that allows hotels to upgrade the style of an entire bath or sink without
replacing any plumbing. Each trim piece in the system fits on a common
valve underbody. Once installed, the trim can be upgraded or changed
without having to go under the sink or behind the shower wall.
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High-speed, Wireless Internet Access
These wireless products and services are designed to enable hotel guest to
access the Internet anywhere in a facility by plugging a small wireless
device into their notebook computers. The products and services are truly
plug-and-play, requiring no internal setting or configuration changes. The
provider states that the service’s wireless access provides all of the
speed of a DSL or Category 5 wired connection while allowing users the
freedom to move about the hotel.
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Handheld Device for Data Tracking, Reporting
Stella is a new wireless handheld device designed to assist hotels in
managing room availability, facilitating maintenance requests and tracking
hotel operations. The device integrates completely with any property
management suite and allows users to enter data into customizable forms
enabled with the instrument’s software.
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Article courtesy of E-Hospitality.com,
a robust and interactive information and business resource for all
segments of the global lodging, gaming and vacation ownership
industries. This VerticalNet online community includes property owners
and managers; hotel chain, casino and timeshare company executives; and
vendors, distributors and brokers of products and services serving these
markets.
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