Restaurant Pages Add Games, Sizzle

(From The Dallas Morning News -- By Karen Robinson/Jacobs)

Restaurant coaster pagers -- those clunky hunks of plastic that flash, vibrate and/or beep when your table is ready -- are getting some new bells and whistles.

After changing the technology little since the mid-1990s, makers are now hawking souped-up models that can do everything from tell time to play electronic games.

And some firms are trying to expand their use beyond restaurant lobbies to stores, health care facilities and other places where patrons cool their heels.

Restaurant Pages Add Games, Sizzle