Can I Not Help You, Ma’am?

Motorola has come up with a Virtual Shop Assistant for retailers. Customers can locate items, check prices and availability, and receive information on related or complimentary items without wondering if their salesperson is working on commission. The MC17 also scans coupons and reads bar codes at checkout. The handheld runs on Windows CE 5.0 and shop owners can use its PocketBrowser or .Net Platform to integrate with their inventory. At a price of $1,000.00 per unit, this can replace a lot of hired help. We think we get too little assistance when we really need it as it is and wonder how long it would take to program a little blue flashing light atop the impersonal mobile computer.

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