The team at Fast Company recently visited National Cash Register’s “Innovation Center” to get a sneek peek at some of the technology that might show up in ATMs, kiosks, and self-service systems in the (hopefully) not to distant future.
The technology relies heavily on our mobile phone being used to transfer data and payments—a philosophy that has already taken hold in countries like Japan and even in some major US airports. That’s all well and good, but I’m looking for machines that automatically ring-up everything in my grocery cart. Seriously, it’s the 21st century. I shouldn’t have to wait for a cashier to slowly scan countless items for an old lady writing a check. [FastCompany]
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June 4, 2009 at 9:41 PM
1. this seems more awkward and slow than using a regular atm
2. no one is going to be willing to spend the kind of cash required to get this off the ground
3. (most importantly) this is a massive information privacy issue. using microsoft surface as an atm puts your details on display for everyone in the room, and what if your phone gets lost/stolen/broken, then youre screwed
im a big believer in innovative ideas, but could someone please put some real thought in before they just start putting this crap out
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June 5, 2009 at 11:04 AM
I like Microsoft’s future interface stuff, including surface and now natal. just wish i didn’t take so long to roll out, wish it was free i guess…
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