Tech Floating holographic registers to be tested at 7-Eleven

[thomas]

In March, several 7-Eleven stores across Japan will test run non-contact self-checkout hologram registers. Similar technology is being developed for public toilets.

Dubbed the "Digi POS", the new registers are said to feature the "world's first" non-contact/aerial display technology for POS cash registers. On 28 January, 7-Eleven shared a first look at the new hologram registers with a video showing how they work, which you can check out below. Aerial displays are still relatively rare, and are mainly used for reception services in hotels and offices, or as digital signage. However, according to Toshiba Tec, who helmed the six-company project, this is the first time the technology has been used in a POS system.

Floating hologram registers coming to Japanese convenience stores

Japanese convenience stores are known for being convenient, but now they’re set to become even more so, thanks to a new trial of non-contact self-checkouts coming to select 7-Eleven stores next month. Dubbed the “Digi POS“, the new registers are said to feature the “world’s first”...

japantoday.com

 

[Uncle Frank]

So you open the stall door and find the toilet hologram has been hacked.