Musings 'n scribblings of a philanthrope ..

A train of thoughts and writings on development, technology and the economy focusing on the socio-techno-economic-cultural surge of developing economies to regain and partake in leadership of the world. Written by George Easaw, member of the faculty of Business Administration of Allliance University, Bangalore, India. (This is purely an academic site, no commercial use is allowed. Photography rights lie with the respective organisations). Mention credits as needed.

Thursday, December 08, 2016

Amazon Go !! The how, tech and benefits !

This $107 billion (annual sales) Internet company ( worth $359 billion, income $596 million) continues to amaze us by its innovative offerings !

The Amazon Go store is a technological innovation combining computer vision, deep learning algorithms and use of sensors, stated to be opened for customers in the Seattle Washington area by Jan 2017 (presently open to Amazon employees)

From Guardian newspaper ..

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/05/amazon-go-store-seattle-checkouts-account

Detailed tech from USA today.. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/12/06/amazon-go-surveillance-cameras-shopping-grocery-supermarket/95055200/

Video from Amazon ..

CBS news video .. https://youtu.be/SV5DqxgW764