Mixing real life shopping with the Internet’s “up-selling” capabilities, Intel’s cash register is able to recognize you and give Amazon-esque recommendations, based on things you’ve purchased in the past.
Frog Design is responsible for the hardware: making this 3-touchscreen terminal work with Intel’s newest processors. The touchscreen works in concert with RFID cards and salespeople .
Naturally, a smart cash register like this one doesn’t come cheap, so in order to cut down on costs and energy, these kiosk will be made of energy efficient LCD screens and processors. Moreover, these cash registers will automatically put themselves to sleep when they are not in use, cutting down on 90% of energy usage.
Though Intel conceived of the machine, it’s not getting into the point of sale business. This prototype won’t go into production. Instead, it is meant to highlight a new direction for retail terminals — made possible (naturally) by the chipmaker’s newest processors. “We wanted to show the future,” says Ryan Parker, of Intel’s Embedded Computing Division. “And people don’t like looking at motherboards.”
Sources: i.gizmodo.com yankodesign.com blog.wired.com
