With the Kinect software development kit out and about for Windows, developers have started to use their creativity and skills to expand the sensor outside Xbox 360. And there’s a great number of companies that work on all kinds of commercial apps for Kinect on Windows.
Whole Foods has come up with a “shopping cart of the future” concept. Developed by third-party developer, Austin-based Chaotic Moon, and making use of Microsoft’s Kinect sensor for Windows, this concept is said to make shopping a fun and easy activity. Thus, the motorized cart will not only identify the shopper with a loyalty card but will also follow him around the store scanning the items he puts inside the cart.
Moreover, this prototype marks off the list all those items the shopper already placed in the cart and also checks the shopper out in the end. The prototype was showcased during an event on the Redmond campus hosted by Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, Craig Mundie, on February 27th.
Still, there’s a lot of work to do before this technology is deployed. But if it’s to come out, many shoppers will probably resort to it. Other demos presented during the aforementioned event include an app that allows kids to interact with a wildlife show and one that offers an immersive tour of a new vehicle.
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