Amazon has debuted its "Palm Print" checkout method that uses a new biometric feature that scans the hands and accepts its cashless payment for its Whole Foods Market, last April 21. Instead of the traditional fingerprint or facial recognition scanner commonly used for security, or hovering a phone for Apple Pay or Google Pay, a body part is enough for a checkout.
This is another innovation that upgrades the technology by man, and it promotes the use of fewer and fewer gadgets by integrating innovation on a person's body part, which is naturally something brought every day. Forgetting the phone or wallet would no longer be a problem on groceries when buying in Whole Foods Market with Amazon's new feature.
Initially, the Seattle branch of Whole Foods Market was equipped with Amazon One's palm scanner system to be used for checkout, which has a fairly new ring to the ears of consumers and customers of it. Another innovation of Amazon was its debuted "Just Walk Out" technology which no longer requires queue up a checkout counter to process every item.
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Amazon's Palm Print Checkout: How Does It Work?
According to CNBC, Palm Print checkout is linked to a self-checkout counter, along with a person's account for the Amazon One platform where it would also hold other information like credit cards and others. Moreover, the process is fairly simple and it only requires users to hover a hand over the scanner, and voila, the payment received.
Amazon One was originally launched last September 2020 but has been softly spoken about technology as it had not been widely released to the public for applications and use. Now, the company is branching out for the different systems to appear on several branches of its markets, including Whole Foods Market in the Seattle area.
Palm Scanning is a new thing to be heard on the market and is fairly an innovation that is unique to Amazon, as it can be easier to scan rather than the fingers for contactless, and the face for when wearing cosmetics. Amazon considered the palm as a unique body part to scan, which could also bring distinct patterns that would only be linked to the owner or beholder.
Amazon One's Palm Scanner Checkout: How to Apply?
Amazon One only requires users to create an account online, via their sign-up website, before having it processed by the company for use. Then, users can now utilize the function, but initially requires the scanning of one's preferred payment method or credit card specificity that would be linked or assigned to one's palm.
Subsequent checkout no longer requires the scanning of different credit cards and the hand would be sufficient to pay for the checked-out items. Users can also manage their payment methods via their accounts which they have registered via Amazon User Data website.
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Written by Isaiah A.
