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1247 points mangoman | 1 comments | 05 Dec 16 14:57 UTC | HN request time: 0.344s | source
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blackaspen ◴[05 Dec 16 15:27 UTC] No.13105919[source]▶
Here's an ad from IBM circa 2006 predicting(?) this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eob532iEpqk

Crazy to think we're actually here now. And even sans-RFID.

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chinathrow ◴[05 Dec 16 15:44 UTC] No.13106096[source]▶
"Sensor fusion" could very well imply that RFID could be within the picture.
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1. rkangel ◴[05 Dec 16 16:30 UTC] No.13106558[source]▶
Or even just a strain gauge weight detection on the shelf combined with computer vision.