I read an article several months ago of using bluetooth packaging for items at the grocery. Every product would have built into the bottle, box, sack etc a wafer thin bluetooth device, so a few or hundreds of items in carts would be pushed through the checkout readers and instantly the cost would be generated. Not emptying of the cart, no employees to pay for the labor. This would also simplify the pricing for the grocer, no more labeling each item, changing a price would be very simple with those on the shelf as well as those in storage and would be reflected at checkout It was being experimented with at the time. The cost would be about 1 cent per package, the saving in employees and their benefits was more than gong to offset this cost and the speed of checkout for the consumer was going to be awesome.....
and Lee we experienced the same thing in a hotel in Cincinnati many years ago. Our young grandson (maybe 6 or so) broke away and jumped into an elevator just as the doors were closing. We were in total panic, I grabbed a bellhop right then and told him to lock down the hotel....he looked dumbfounded but he could tell I was serious. As we watched the elevator stop as several floors on it's way up we had NO idea if he had gotten off, was taken off, or had he remained in place. It was the most horrifying thing I had ever experienced. Finally it began to come back down and again stopped at several floors, I was writing each of them down. When the door opened he was standing there crying and some gentleman was trying to comfort him...a bluetooth device would have made this a much easier experience. John On Oct 11, 2013, at 4:14 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Oct 11, 2013, at 3:45 PM, Bill Rising <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Folks, don't know how many of you are aware of the "iBeacon" Apple >>> incorporated into iOS7, it's really cool and going to revolutionize the way >>> we shop. >> >> I vote uncool. > > There are plenty of cool ways this low-power Bluetooth will be used. One I > read about a while back is companies like Disney will scatter Bluetooth > receivers all over their theme parks and give low-power Bluetooth bracelets > to kids entering the park. Using these, lost kids can quickly be tracked > down. As a parent who once "misplaced" a 10-year-old at Disney World, I wish > they'd had this eight years ago. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
