Intel has announced in a news release that it is developing two new retail self-service devices.
In addition to a back-to-back kiosk that allows customers to browse catalogues of inventory, read product reviews and check social networks for wish lists from friends and family, Intel has created a self-checkout terminal that it says offers customers unique options:
Mobile phone integration allows shoppers to send grocery lists to their phones and retrieve and scan electronic coupons. The rich graphical user interface can also be used as a kiosk, providing customers with useful information like a receipt look-up option. The kiosk also provides effective cross-selling opportunities for the grocer and frees resources to help customers on the floor.
According to the release, both products feature the Intel vPro platform with intel Active Management Technology that the company says offers low maintenance costs, remote manageability and average energy-cost savings of 70 percent.
