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You mean something that would unlock carts based on fingerprints? :)

by mk89 3y ago

hef19898 3y ago
Why not? I woupd focus on lonking it to everything you can get from your average users phone and other online accounts. Improved targeted advertising or something. Fingerprints are fine, too! whatever helps sell it! Plus, since every cart is matched to a person, no more vandalism or theft!
- mk89 3y ago
  So NFC reader! Even better. Unlock a cart with your smart watch!
justinclift 3y ago
> fingerprints Pah. That's so 1800's. Modern times would be face* and retinal* scan, plus matching DNA* sample for good measure. --- * With the expected Terms of Service stating they're allowed to do whatever the hell they want with the data.
ccozan 3y ago
Nah, too complex. Just use BLE with an app and this will unlock the cart. Very low friction and it does the cart <-> customer matching. And make usage of carts mandatory ( door will not open.... )
- hef19898 3y ago
  Go on, go on! I feel we are on to something!
  - ccozan 3y ago
    Could be! :) But only one reserve I have: the carts have to be powered for connectiviy and the electric unlock mechanism. So they could be more expensive. But then let's add an ad screen ( E-Ink! ) on the front inside and have this solve the increase.
    - hef19898 3y ago
      Let's put it in a pitch deck! The idea isn't any worse than those non-transparent video screen fridge doors for super markets! Hold on,ehat if the carts' screen could look inside the frudges and display the content? Augmented reality like? We just to figure out a way to make it all AI powered or something!
      - mk89 3y ago
        Showing you what you got makes no money. Bombing you with dedicated ads for the 20-30 minutes while you're shopping... hell that sounds awfully brilliant!!
        ccozan 3y ago
        you guys rock :). Go make a startup or something...and I'll come with some money!
        hef19898 3y ago
        This whole thread turned into incredible brain storming, didn't it? I am not asking a lot, but if someone rolls with it, please, please don't deploy it anywhere near me! :-) Aside, this is why HN still is a a great place online!
    - mk89 3y ago
      Will the escreen show ads on what I should buy based on profiling? Otherwise I don't see the point, to be honest. :)

You mean something that would unlock carts based on fingerprints? :)

by mk89 3y ago

You mean something that would unlock carts based on fingerprints? :)

hef19898 3y ago

Why not? I woupd focus on lonking it to everything you can get from your average users phone and other online accounts. Improved targeted advertising or something. Fingerprints are fine, too! whatever helps sell it! Plus, since every cart is matched to a person, no more vandalism or theft!

mk89 3y ago
So NFC reader! Even better. Unlock a cart with your smart watch!

justinclift 3y ago

> fingerprints Pah. That's so 1800's. Modern times would be face* and retinal* scan, plus matching DNA* sample for good measure. --- * With the expected Terms of Service stating they're allowed to do whatever the hell they want with the data.

ccozan 3y ago

Nah, too complex. Just use BLE with an app and this will unlock the cart. Very low friction and it does the cart <-> customer matching. And make usage of carts mandatory ( door will not open.... )

hef19898 3y ago
Go on, go on! I feel we are on to something!
- ccozan 3y ago
  Could be! :) But only one reserve I have: the carts have to be powered for connectiviy and the electric unlock mechanism. So they could be more expensive. But then let's add an ad screen ( E-Ink! ) on the front inside and have this solve the increase.
  - hef19898 3y ago
    Let's put it in a pitch deck! The idea isn't any worse than those non-transparent video screen fridge doors for super markets! Hold on,ehat if the carts' screen could look inside the frudges and display the content? Augmented reality like? We just to figure out a way to make it all AI powered or something!
    - mk89 3y ago
      Showing you what you got makes no money. Bombing you with dedicated ads for the 20-30 minutes while you're shopping... hell that sounds awfully brilliant!!
      - ccozan 3y ago
        you guys rock :). Go make a startup or something...and I'll come with some money!
        hef19898 3y ago
        This whole thread turned into incredible brain storming, didn't it? I am not asking a lot, but if someone rolls with it, please, please don't deploy it anywhere near me! :-) Aside, this is why HN still is a a great place online!
  - mk89 3y ago
    Will the escreen show ads on what I should buy based on profiling? Otherwise I don't see the point, to be honest. :)