How technology will fill your shopping basket
by Rob Walker from Technology | The Guardian on (#ER56)
Supermarkets are going all-out for clever ways to make your shopping experience smoother
You've just finished off the last of the corn flakes, your other half is clearing up the breakfast things and about to throw away the empty box. Hang on a minute!
You grab your new scanning device and zap the box before it hits the bin. The scanner is synced with your online supermarket account, so corn flakes are instantly added to your shopping list. The milk, eggs and flour are about to run out too, so you scan them for good measure.
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