Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site Supermarket's Futuristic Outlet (01 Apr 2004) Customers at the Future Store can use a number of gizmos that promise speed, comfort, and even a bit of fun: scales with digital cameras that can differentiate tomatoes from apples, so as to weigh and price them; multimedia kiosks that provide information about select foods and wines in the store; and carts outfitted with a small computer and display with an integrated scanner that allows you to call up the day's sales bargains and tally your own purchases, as well as help you navigate the store. Article URL: http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/resource/apr04/0404nsuper.html Read 51 more articles from IEEE Spectrum sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: Technology Benefiting Humanity This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy