Amazon's New Payment System Scans Your Hand Instead Of A Credit Card
Amazon just announced its newest piece of identification technology, and, frankly, I’m totally freaked out. If you thought the iPhone X’s face scanner was high-tech, brace yourself.
According to a report by The New York Post, Amazon is in the testing phase of new technology that will scan your hand for payment at the grocery store. Have questions? Yah, us too.
Basically, Amazon engineers have developed a camera that—with your permission—will have the ability to assess your hand’s shape and size and then charge the credit card linked to your Amazon account. Get this: You won’t even have to touch a scanner. The program, called Orville internally, will be able to scan your hand’s depth and uniqueness from afar.
"While a regular card transaction typically takes between three and four seconds, Amazon’s new technology can process the charge in less than 300 milliseconds," the Post wrote, according to sources working on the project.
Honestly not sure if this is way cool or if I should be majorly creeped out. The plan is to install the technology at Whole Foods supermarkets in the coming months for a more efficient check out experience. Currently, the program is being tested on vending machines in Amazon’s New York Office that dole out your typical office grub: sodas, chips, granola bars. But, according to the Post, engineers are trying to make the program more accurate before rolling it out.
Amazon has yet to comment on the legitimacy of the program. A spokesperson for the company said, “We don’t comment on rumors or speculation.”
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