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Photos: Retailers take stock with video tech
Photo But goods being out of stock on shelves could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new high-tech camera. Accenture's Visual Shelf Monitoring system, shown here, uses a camera connected to an object recognition system to rapidly spot missing... [31 Jan 2008]
Photos: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation day
Photo You can then keep track of the items you have in stock. This version is aimed at the kitchen and includes a stock checking application. Microsoft hosted its fourth Innovation Day in Brussels this week with partner organisations showing off the tech... [06 Dec 2007]
Photos: The top 10 gadgets for business travellers
Photo Photo credit: Stock photography Photo credit: Stock photography Photo credit: Stock photography Photo credit: Stock photography Photo credit: Stock photography Photo credit: Stock photography The first is a smart phone - like the ones shown in the... [26 May 2006]
Photos: A day in the life of an Amazon.co.uk order
Photo The website says Amazon.co.uk has copies in stock right now, so I place the order. 07:20am It's early in the morning and I'm surfing Amazon.co.uk looking for something to buy before heading off to Milton Keynes to see that order processed. [26 Aug 2005]
Photos: Inside the shop of the future
Photo Kiosks like this 'virtual concierge' allow customers to check if an item is in stock or buy items such as gift cards or mobile top-ups. BT has built this mock-up of the shop of the future in its London headquarters, with the aim of showing off some... [08 Aug 2006]
Photos: The high-tech future of retail
Photo This digital pen from O2 is designed to automate the transfer of data from paper stock forms to a central server, without any keyed-in data entry stage in the paper trail. The latest innovations in tech for retailers were showcased at the Retail... [15 Feb 2008]
Photos: Inside Amazon.co.uk
Photo The balancing act Amazon must manage is ensuring no customer's order goes unfulfilled but it is not left with an unsold stock of thousands which take up valuable warehouse space and threaten to derail an otherwise smooth just-in-time supply chain. [31 Aug 2005]
Photos: It's virtual everything in Cisco's future
Photo The virtual assistant could also be asked to watch stock prices - and sell shares when they reach a certain level, said Cisco. Networking company Cisco has been showing off some of the technologies it's working on in its R&D division - including... [16 Jul 2008]
Photos: Welcome to futuristic shopping
Photo This is one of Fujitsu's handheld devices, which can be set up as a payment device as well as a scanner for stock taking, a communication tool and staff information system. Fujitsu retail technology serves around 80 retailers and 16,000 stores... [04 Jun 2008]
