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Relevant: Uniqlo's self checkout, based on RFID tags with a great user experience: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38715111 https://news.ycombinator.com
by tczMUFlmoNk 1y ago
Relevant: Uniqlo's self checkout, based on RFID tags with a great user experience:
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38715111 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38715111
- https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/uniqlo-self-checkout-rfid-holiday-shopping-fast-retailing-c4287e2f https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/uniqlo-self-checkout-rfi...
- https://archive.is/ms1ke https://archive.is/ms1ke
- sethhochberg 1y agoThose Uniqlo self checkouts really do fall into that “ indistinguishable from magic” territory for me - on a technological level I completely understand how they work, and yet every time I use them I’m a little surprised that it works so well and filled with joy anyways
- rtkwe 1y agoAh man I remember the RFID hype when the idea was you'd just shop and walk out and the items would all be automatically scanned by an RFID reader and charged. A tough lift in a grocery store but a single source store can build all the tags into their own products.
- joshvm 1y agoDecathlon use a similar system: https://sustainability.decathlon.com/product-traceability-and-rfid-technology-at-decathlon https://sustainability.decathlon.com/product-traceability-an...
- reddalo 1y agoEvery time I shop at Decathlon it feels like magic.