Lenovo recall, cool things your smartphone camera can help you do, and reducing “shrink” at the cash register

Published on: February 15th, 2018

ATTENTION Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5^th Generation laptop owners!
Please read the article below in order to determine whether or not your laptop is included in a recall regarding a potential fire hazard.

Don’t like math all that much?  Still trying to figure out how to shop online for that gizmo that must have a real name but you don’t know what it is?  With a little help from your smartphone camera and some groovy apps, you could have all the answers in your hand.

February is often inventory-time, and retail management’s thoughts turn to “shrink.” Whether that be from honest errors by employees, or outright customer theft, you’ll want to read the article about new software that is designed to reduce many form of shrink occurring at the cash register.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5^th Generation laptop recall

“In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and in the interests of public safety, Lenovo is voluntarily recalling some ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Generation laptops. Lenovo has determined that a limited number of such laptops may have an unfastened screw that could damage the laptop’s battery causing overheating, potentially posing a fire hazard.”

Click here and follow the instructions to determine if your laptop is being recalled

 

 

Did you know your smartphone camera can do these amazing things?
– Be a visual search engine
– Help you be a “power shopper”
– Do math
– Translate languages in real-time

Click HERE to learn how your phone’s camera can do more for YOU.

Source:
Kim Komando, usatoday.com

 

 

Shrinking Cash Register Shrink

With a little AI software, cash registers can outsmart shoplifters and catch cashiers’ honest errors. The linked article has an interesting video showing the software at work in a small grocery store. If you’re concerned about shrink at your cash registers, this is a must-see.

Catch the thieves here!

Source: CBS New York