SEATTLE—Amazon has introduced a new version of its Just Walk Out retail technology that allows customers to skip the cashier lines when they make a purchase by having their payment card automatically charged.
As CUToday.info has reported. the prior system leveraged a combination of ceiling-mounted cameras, shelf sensors and computer vision techniques to allow customers to shop and then leave the store without waiting to pay.
But the new system, according to Tech Crunch, is designed for apparel retailers, instead uses RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags that let customers grab clothes, shoes, hats and more and then walk out of the store without having to stand in line to pay.
The system would even allow customers to wear their purchases out of the store, Tech Crunch added.
As consumers leave the store they pass through a gate, the RFID tags in their clothing and other items are read by RFID readers and their payment card is charged. The customers then receive a digital receipt at https://justwalkout.com/receipts.
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