Object recognition scanner – huge possibilities

It was perhaps only a matter of time but its surprising that Toshiba’s new object recognition scanner hasn’t created more of a fuss.  Basically what it does is dispense with the need for barcodes as it can recognise products from their colour, shape, labelling etc.  Its being trialled by a supermarket in Japan and shows lots of potential.  The really interesting extension of this technology is what could be done with it in smartphones, Google goggles and other AR applications.