Future Supermarket Checkouts Could Recognize the Food, Not the Barcode [Video]

Besides the elderly gentleman paying in nickels, the biggest holdup at supermarket checkouts is the cashier finding an item's barcode and properly scanning. So Toshiba has developed a faster camera-based system that recognizes the food, packaged or fresh. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/puVu_P_ftCA/future-supermarket-checkouts-could-recognize-the-food-not-the-barcode

Yahoo Yahoo Xilinx Western Digital Volt Information Sciences Vishay Intertechnology Virgin Media