German “Future Store” lets you grocery shop with your cellphone

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 in HiTechNews, Shopping by admin

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It's been a long, long time since we've heard from Germany's "Future Store" -- the ultra-futuristic German grocery store that might have sprung directly from the Sprawl trilogy -- but they've got a new feature we thought you might be interested in. Shoppers in the store can now use camera-equipped cellphones (i.e., cellphones) to snap pictures of item barcodes, and then download the information at the checkout when they're finished shopping. The system totals all of your purchases into one big, nasty barcode which you then scan and pony up cash (or cards, or fingerprints, or magical rainbow juice) for. It's unclear how to store handles shoppers who don't scan everything they've got in their cart, but if it's anything like our favorite books, it's not pretty.

[Via PHONE Magazine]
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Where Did You Shop For Evil Holiday Consumer Goods? [Poll]

Posted on December 24th, 2007 in Gadgets, Shopping by admin

Shopping%20Bag%20Bra.jpgIt’s Christmas Eve, and apparently that means people are making their last, mad dashes to immortalize their kinship through iPods and GPS systems. It’s clearly to late to be shopping online for your holiday merchandise, but numerous inquiring minds need to know (OK, just ours), where did you do your holiday shopping this year?

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Where Did You Shop For Evil Holiday Consumer Goods? [Poll]

Posted on December 24th, 2007 in Gadgets, Shopping by admin

Shopping%20Bag%20Bra.jpgIt’s Christmas Eve, and apparently that means people are making their last, mad dashes to immortalize their kinship through iPods and GPS systems. It’s clearly to late to be shopping online for your holiday merchandise, but numerous inquiring minds need to know (OK, just ours), where did you do your holiday shopping this year?

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ATTENTION LAST MINUTE ONLINE SHOPPERS [Uh Oh]

Posted on December 22nd, 2007 in Gadgets, Shopping by admin

warcraft.pngDing ding ding. You’re officially fucked! If you wanted to get your package by Christmas from Amazon and a number of other online retailers, it’s too late now no matter how much you spend. Time to face the crowds.


ATTENTION LAST MINUTE ONLINE SHOPPERS [Uh Oh]

Posted on December 22nd, 2007 in Gadgets, Shopping by admin

warcraft.pngDing ding ding. You’re officially fucked! If you wanted to get your package by Christmas from Amazon and a number of other online retailers, it’s too late now no matter how much you spend. Time to face the crowds.