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"Matching Amazon's prices during the holidays is one thing, but Target today announced it plans to continue the practice on a year-round basis. The extended policy will also apply to competitors other than the internet retailer, of course, but Amazon has become the main threat when it comes to "showrooming," a process where consumers visit physical stores to get a quick peek at products before ultimately placing an order online. Target also plans to match rates from Walmart, Best Buy, and Toys R Us if customers should find the same item priced lower there."

Will the internet and the world merge into augmented reality?

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Wow, there is a LOT of venture capital flowing right now. This bubble is surely going to burst at some point.

Mo money, mo money: https://www.google.com/search?q=million+funding+2014#q=million+funding+2014&tbm=nws

Heineken-owned cider brand Strongbow Gold developed a prototype for StartCap, the world's first digital bottle cap. A tag embedded in the protected cap sets off RFID scanners placed in bars or at events, which then trigger celebratory surprises such as music, water fountains, confetti cannons or, curiously, automatic Foursquare check-ins. The RFID tags connect to an antenna to read a radio signal that communicates with a computer to produce the unexpected wonders. Thus far, StartCap has only been used at launch events in Europe, but an online teaser video is already building buzz.

". With its premium product CrossChx Queue, checking in at the clinic is now as quick as a finger scan."

Saw this very idea at CES two years ago. Would be cool if they have awesome sound.