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On 1/5/2016 3:57 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>> On 1/4/2016 11:31 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>>> What I'd rather do is they give me the total and I blink my eyeball
>>>> twice and the amount get credited to their account in .005
>>>> microseconds. That would be cool. In fact, I'd rather just fill my
>>>> cart and walk out the door without interacting with any humans at all.
>>>> This can be done with carts with built-in RFID scanners and NFC
>>>> capabilities. Hopefully, we'll get that before I die.
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>>> Hah they would probably rob you blind and you would never know it
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>> What the heck, I plan on hacking the shopping cart. Hee hee.
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It may come. Some store have been testing a system where you carry a
scanner on the cart and scan as you go. At the register you just pay.
I don't know how it has been working but it is not widespread yet.