New technology coming to stores could stop theft and ease customer access.

Bay Area innovator stops shoplifting, gives shoppers power to open padlocked shelves::New technology coming to stores could stop theft and ease customer access.

    • Fermion@feddit.nlEnglish
      18·
      1 year ago

      It solves a stagnant demand for vending machines and gives a made up growth path for him to take to their investors.

      This sounds terrible. If I can’t pick up a product and look at the packaging for specs or ingredients before deciding which item to pick, why wouldn’t I buy online instead? This is a great way for retail to finally cut one of their last benefits.

      • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        1 year ago

        It solves a stagnant demand for vending machines

        I thought you were being facetious, but no. This is literally just vending machines.

        • Shadywack@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          1 year ago

          This is literally just vending machines.

          “Innovator”…I gotta admit that the corporate speak is well tuned to get him some VC money so he can fucking ruin his business and golden parachute out when legit consumers say “fuck this shit”.

          • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
            6·
            1 year ago

            Seriously. Vending machines are definitely a cool combination of tech and robotics these days, but saying “let’s put toothpaste in it” doesn’t make this guy some kind of visionary genius like the article wants us to believe.

            • jmp242@sopuli.xyzEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              Has anyone watched Anime? Like they (and japan?) had the idea to put darn near anything in a vending machine a while ago.

      • yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.mlEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        But if the merchandise is already locked up anyway, this device saves customers from having to find someone with a key.