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    EldritchRebecca "Burt" Rose
    9/01/14 2:54pm

    Ick. Of all the dystopias I've read and watched, the one in Minority report was especially heinous. The idea of walking into a store and having a mannequin remember me and ask me how the undies I bought last time are working out just makes my skin crawl.

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      goddessoftransitoryEldritch
      9/01/14 3:48pm

      I picture a lot of shrieking, flailing, and calling for exorcisms amongst the shopping populace.

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    heymisslaylaRebecca "Burt" Rose
    9/01/14 3:03pm

    I have my doubts that people will actually use this type of thing - reminds me of the QR codes. Companies are just dead set on using them, but the number of people who will actually consistently whip out their phones and scan them are not significant. I think that people are a) getting more worried about protecting their privacy (i.e. sending them an alert whenever they walk past a window display is going to freak them out) and b) reluctant to download yet another app to their crowded smart phones, especially for something that has such a specific purpose.

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      Ladyheatherlee 2016 Editionheymisslayla
      9/01/14 3:38pm

      Yeah, I don't see the appeal. I can usually tell whether something is affordable or not just based on the shop. If I like it, I go in and try it on. I don't need to be told the particulars via phone.

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      Cocopop!Ladyheatherlee 2016 Edition
      9/01/14 5:30pm

      Half the time the mannequin is right next to the clothes anyway. Why do I need to go to an app and scan something when I can probably turn my head and find the clothes the mannequin is wearing five feet away. I guess it's hard to lift the sleeve and read the price tag tho. SMH.

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    Mr. Ogre of the Atlantic Canadian Ogres, of course.Rebecca "Burt" Rose
    9/01/14 5:12pm

    I just don't want to work around them. I guess they're coming for my job, anyway. Automatic service, at your disservice. FEAR THE ROBOTS NO JOB IS SAFE! Ahem. I'll just hide now. As you were!

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      Odile,evil Black Swan ChickRebecca "Burt" Rose
      9/02/14 11:01am

      Thats it. Im quitting visual mechanising. Its bad enough listening to three sound systems at one time ( at various parts of store. )

      If I have to listen to mannequins, Im never going shopping again ( except online.)

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        Violet BaudelaireRebecca "Burt" Rose
        9/01/14 6:34pm

        Will they be programmed to detect your faults and neg on you like the makeup/perfume aisle people who go "Oh I have the perfect thing to cover those pores up, sweetie!" as you walk by?

        I will not be held responsible for my actions if so

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