Amazon has announced shopping cart integration with Twitter, allowing people to add links they see in a tweet to their cart with a simple RT and hashtag. The slogan is "add it now, buy it later," with the idea that rather than try to remember the product, people can just put it in their cart and make the transition from social to shopping more seamless.
Cool! Called the "Smarter Cart" and it uses a tablet and scanners to read the items you place inside, check whether they're on your shopping list, cross them off and ring them up.
If E la Carte has its way, you may eventually be able to order your meals using a tablet at most restaurants in the U.S. Two years ago, the startup unveiled a tablet designed for restaurants called the Presto, which let customers browse menus, place orders and pay bills - all without getting up from the table or depending on a waiter.