Giving vr a good kicking. And, going up . Err, sideways. This month marks the 25th Anniversary of the Self Checkout. The first one was installed in new york on august five, 1992, in price chopper. So, what does its inventor, doctor howard schneider, remember of it all . I hadnt gone shopping much, so i went to the supermarket near my house with a stopwatch, and i started looking at people checking out, and my stopwatch went click, click it was a mechanical one. And, you know, i said well, what a great environment. This is so messy. Good luck with any machine doing it. And i said, this would be a great problem to solve. And then i started building a machine in my garage. I actually spent every cent i had on parts and i got the first machines built. See, i love self service checkouts, but then im a control freak, but i do believe they save you time. Until they go wrong, at which point they become a right pain in the bagging area. The technology in the machines now is less than it was 25
Giving vr a good kicking. And, going up . Err, sideways. This month marks the 25th Anniversary of the Self Checkout. The first one was installed in new york on august five, 1992, in price chopper. So, what does its inventor, doctor howard schneider, remember of it all . I hadnt gone shopping much, so i went to the supermarket near my house with a stopwatch, and i started looking at people checking out, and my stopwatch went click, click it was a mechanical one. And, you know, i said well, what a great environment. This is so messy. Good luck with any machine doing it. And i said, this would be a great problem to solve. And then i started building a machine in my garage. I actually spent every cent i had on parts and i got the first machines built. See, i love self service checkouts, but then im a control freak, but i do believe they save you time. Until they go wrong, at which point they become a right pain in the bagging area. The technology in the machines now is less than it was 25
Some surprises tonight, because sta rgazers some surprises tonight, because stargazers are hoping to get a good view of the perseid meteor shower. Hundreds of meteors will streak gcioss hundreds of meteors will streak across the sky in a display that may be visible around the world. It should peak at 11pm, clear skies permitting, and it can be seen in most parts the uk. If you see everybody lying down on the grass as you head home tonight, that will be the reason lets look at the weather prospects. It wont be a bad weekend overall gcioss it wont be a bad weekend overall across the british isles, that this not to say that there are not a couple of flies in the ointment. Through the morning, we have had two Weather Fronts bringing cloud through the morning, we have had two weatherfronts bringing cloud and the chance of some rain to some parts of the british isles. Through the afternoon, the front will drag out of scotlands and push into the eastern side of the pennines, the north east ar
Saturday, 12th august. Also ahead the Finishing Line beckons for two legends of the track usain bolt and mo farah. Yes farahs Opening Night gold remains britains only medal here at the London Stadium. But though she missed out on the podium what a performance from Dina Asher Smith in the womens 200 metres. She ran an impressive race and finished fourth. Laser danger new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. And tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. And philip has the weather. Hello, a very good morning to you. Decent weekend of weather across the british hours, one or two showers in the mix, all the details in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. President trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will Regret It Fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. The president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peacef
Saturday, 12th august. Also ahead the Finishing Line beckons for two legends of the track usain bolt and mo farah. Yes farahs Opening Night gold remains britains only medal here at the London Stadium. But though she missed out on the podium what a performance from Dina Asher Smith in the womens 200 metres. She ran an impressive race and finished fourth. Laser danger new restrictions could be on the way to stop pens being shone at planes and helicopters. And tonight could be the best night for years to watch a meteor shower. And philip has the weather. Hello, a very good morning to you. Decent weekend of weather across the british hours, one or two showers in the mix, all the details in a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. President trump has issued a fresh warning to north korea, saying it will Regret It Fast if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. The president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peacef