Neil,

This one got me too...  I was amazed at how the scanner recognized a bunch
of grapes.

Then one day back at the self-serve checkout after pressing produce and
waiting I glanced over and noticed the attendant typing something and right
then wa-la the screen said please place item in the bag.

I went up and asked and she said they just look over and enter the type of
produce we place on the scale.  If it is something she doesn't recognized
she will walk over but most of the time that is not necessary.   Needless
to say I was disappointed... and where are those flying cars anyway!!!

- Dan

>Perfecto!
>
>But how?  Is there some form of image recognition going on
>here?  I can't think of anything else, other than maybe some
>attendant with a camera helping out by plugging in the correct
>item number for me remotely.
>Or maybe I'll bite into the mango and find a PIC with a
>wireless transmitter sending out an ID signal to the cash
>register? :-)
>
>So where are the gurus of this technology?
>
>Cheers,
>-Neil.
>
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