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If you are a regular visitor of the Class of 1953 Commons, it has been difficult to miss Dartmouth Dining’s new hand scanner initiative that promises the ability to scan into Foco with just a wave of ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- It’s not quite the Starship Enterprise mess hall -- like on “Star Trek” -- but new hand scanning technology is making Western Michigan University dining halls a bit more futuristic.

Are biometric payments the future of in-store purchases? Proving your identity with a wave of your hand, so to speak, is not new. A little over 18 months ago, the technology was introduced to Red ...

Self-dubbed “tech nerd” Jessica Ramirez said she’s excited to use Panera Bread’s palm scanner when the new store opens this year in Hesperia. Panera Bread executives announced plans to use Amazon's ...

This palm reader will not be able to tell your fortune, but it will figure out if you are part of Panera's loyalty program. Over the next few months, the bakery-café chain will roll out scanners that ...

BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details. Are biometric payments the future of in-store purchases? Proving your identity with a wave of your hand, so to speak, is ...