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Rebecca May

New supermarket scanner renders barcodes obsolete | Ubergizmo - 0 views

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    Instead of reading a barcode to identify and object to provide a price - the scanner instantly recognizes the merchandise itself (regardless of whether it is fresh produce or packaged goods).
Simeon Spearman

Young Engineer Uses Webcam, Laser to Build Budget 3-D Scanner | Gadget Lab | Wired.com - 0 views

  • The scanner works by sweeping a red laser beam across any object that you can put in front of a webcam. When an object is close to the camera, the beam seems to have shifted to the side. That provides a key bit of information about the depth of the point being scanned. With a bit of number crunching, a computer can use the position of the beam to calculate the thickness of that object.
Rebecca May

Whole Foods Debuts Kinect-Powered Shopping Carts [Video] @PSFK - 0 views

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    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.
Ivy Chang

Handheld Scanner Describes The Chemical Make-Up Of Any Object [Video] - PSFK - 0 views

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    SCiO pairs with your smartphone for $149 -- and can identify if a fruit is ripe or not, calorie counts, etc
Simeon Spearman

New Android App Helps You Determine if a Product Is a Good Buy - 0 views

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    Why can't retailers partner with these barcode scanner price comparison apps to give someone a discount if they compare using that app? If the program shows it as a "bad buy," it could automagically change prices to win you over.
Simeon Spearman

3M's Visual Impact Scanner Knows What Your Eyes Want | Fast Company - 0 views

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    3M's new service scans text and graphics to determine where a human's eyes are most likely to be drawn.
John Rich

5 DIY 3D Scanners to Watch | MAKE - 0 views

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    Maybe Jerry's daughter can make us one?
Eric Payne

Lowe's Experiments With Sci-Fi to Build Store of the Future | Adweek - 0 views

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    3D scanners, robots, beacons and on-board computers to complete transactions
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