Electronic display instantly identifies customer's sex, age range

Tuesday 22nd July, 07:38 AM JST

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gogogo at 10:55 AM JST - 22nd July

Can't people just be anonymous on the street!? Japan the land of minimal / no privacy laws.
Altria at 11:04 AM JST - 22nd July

I'm a bit worried about some robot looking inside my pants.

What if it displays an ad for penis enlargement or a venereal disease clinic?
electric2004 at 01:03 PM JST - 22nd July

One comment: I think I have seen this already in a Movie. Was it "Total recall" or was it about the police (with Tom Cruise) who can foresee crime in the future.

On another aspect.

Bamboohat:

What they really need is an X-ray device that can check your wallet for cash,

Unfortunately, this already exists. It is called RFID, and this is small chips that are embedded in banknotes. So with the right scanner, you know how much money the people around you have.

The idea of these RFID chips was to prevent fake banknotes. But it can be abused as mentioned above.
thepro at 01:03 PM JST - 22nd July

Umm, I don't really care about ads, NEC. Try again.
hoserfella at 05:31 PM JST - 22nd July

Ha! I'd like to see how it fares with most of the Shibuya boys/girls on the street these days.
niku at 06:20 PM JST - 22nd July

Can it scan for large double edged knives too??
stanoue at 07:34 PM JST - 22nd July

I reckon it would struggle with gaijin faces/bodies too.
Farmboy at 08:19 PM JST - 22nd July

A moron paid 800 yen an hour can do the same thing. Technology is nice, but I sometimes wonder if people think things through...
NuckinFutz at 09:00 PM JST - 22nd July

I know a few American women from Alabama that'd confuse the heck out of this thing! Unless of course it was programmed to accept women with burger king guts, hairy fat legs and mustaches!
haytkayokomiya at 10:49 PM JST - 22nd July

Can technology br anymore intrusive?
blvtzpk at 11:00 PM JST - 22nd July

Ooohhh...very Minority Report, ne?
Sarge at 11:06 PM JST - 22nd July

I'll be impressed when it can guess my weight within 3 kilos.
Nessie at 12:41 AM JST - 23rd July

An error of only plus or minus 1% is asking a lot, Sarge. ;)
sf2k at 03:36 AM JST - 23rd July

This would just be more annoying. why not reduce advertising instead of increase it? less would be more.
sf2k at 03:36 AM JST - 23rd July

yes, very minority report-esque