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American fast food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has opened a fully automated outlet of its popular franchise in Moscow featuring essentially zero contact between customers and employees, and a biometric payment option. The ‘restaurant of the future’ — as KFC calls it — in Moscow comes three years after the company launched its first […]
The Shuttle Computer Group has unveiled a programmable shelf sign that was designed to optimize retail operations. The D230 boasts a rugged 23.1-inch display and an integrated camera that supports gender and age recognition. The camera will allow the D230 to estimate the age and gender of anyone who stops in front of the display. […]
CyberLink has formed a strategic partnership with ASA Computers that will lead to a more comprehensive facial recognition solution for commercial establishments. To that end, ASA will be integrating CyberLink’s FaceMe Security technology into its FR-1 security appliance. Thanks to those FaceMe capabilities, venue operators will be able to configure the FR-1 to monitor the […]
“We are beyond excited to be introducing this line of devices that will extend Amazon’s innovative work, from not only replacing your credit card, to replacing your keys, work badge, flight tickets, hotel reservations, drivers license and more – all with the wave of a hand.” – Jaxon Klein, Co-founder & CEO, Keyo Keyo Inc. […]
Amazon is reportedly trying to develop checkout terminals that would allow customers to use a palm scan to pay for goods and services at physical establishments. The tech giant has been collaborating with Mastercard and Visa – in addition to card issuers like JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Synchrony – to ensure the security […]
The biometrics industry is now fully back into gear after the holidays, and this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular content points to the breadth of activity across the industry now that people are getting used to writing “2020” instead of “2019”. As always, the beginning of the new year has seen a lot of […]
Flooid has released a new Flooid App Suite that was designed as a comprehensive checkout and payments solution for virtually any retail environment. The App Suite provides technology for everything from mobile and in-store POS to follow-me baskets and self-checkout, and was unveiled at this week’s NRF 2020 event in New York. The various offerings […]
MarketsandMarkets is forecasting major growth in the global eye tracking market, predicting that the appetite for such tech will jump from $560 million to $1.786 billion between 2020 and 2025. Those numbers represent a CAGR of 26.1 percent for that five-year period. The research firm attributes much of that growth to the healthcare industry, where eye tracking […]
The Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer RELX Technology is using biometrics to keep tobacco products out of the hands of children. The company has announced that it will be installing facial recognition cameras at all of its retail locations in China, allowing RELX to monitor the age of anyone that sets foot in the store. The […]
We’re approaching the holidays, but there has been little sign of slowing down in the biometrics industry, if this week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ most popular articles is any indication. First up is a summary of a new report from Deloitte. The organization sought this week to raise the issue of digital identity for leaders and […]
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