They are actually working on full cart scanners. It's still something that you would have to wait in line a little for and then input payment, but it should be a lot faster. It works on a tiny chip about the size of a grain of rice, much like what they implant into animals for indentification, that can be read from each item as you pass through the check out stand. There are still QA issues and other logistical issues to work on, but it's probably something that you will see in the next 5 years or so.
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It works on a tiny chip about the size of a grain of rice, much like what they implant into animals for indentification, that can be read from each item as you pass through the check out stand.
There are still QA issues and other logistical issues to work on, but it's probably something that you will see in the next 5 years or so.