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Futurist Michael McQueen on everyday items that won’t exist soon

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While credit card use was already declining thanks to technology like Apple Pay, Mr McQueen said even that will soon be replaced. He said Square’s Pay By Name system, which detects when a known mobile phone is in range, identifies the buyer, and displays his or her face on a screen so that the person behind the register can simply tap the picture to complete the transaction, was the way of the future. But he said mobiles would also be removed from the equation soon, in favour of biometric technology which will recognise our voices, fingerprints or retinas as we walk into a store, which will kickstart the automation process.

From Futurist Michael McQueen on everyday items that won’t exist soon.

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