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Vending Machine Bills Via Your Veins

Written by: zenical on 31 July 2009 at 10:09 am One Comment

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While Japanese banks have been using this technology for years, Hitachi have implemented this technology to – Vending Machines ^^. You can pay your can or bottle drinks using your veins! No coins or bills are involved ;)

Vending Machine Bills Via Your Veins

Hitachi’s proprietary biometric authentication system requires that users first register an account (probably linking their vein pattern to their registered credit card), but it allows the buyers to purchase a can of green tea or coffee by inserting their hand into the machine for a quick scan!

The company also incorporated a digital signage system so that buyers will get to see personalized ads or other information on an LCD screen. [Crunchgear]

Hm.. sadly we’re that behind in technology >_>. I think I might have to wait for 5-10 more years before I start seeing ATM machines using my vein to withdraw money and stuff XD.

Source: Gizmodo via Crunchgear via MSN News

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  • bluesnow said:

    This would be a good payment system for people like me who lose money easily xD

    As long as I don’t loose my arm I should be alright =3
    I’m sure this doesn’t solved the issue of drinks and food getting stuck in the machine… which seems to happen to me at least 20% of the time xD

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