In the mood for potato chips? In the future, you may need a snack machine’s approval, according to a recent report from Newser.
The Luce X2 Touch TV vending machine has facial-recognition technology, meaning it can, apparently, identify customers and remember their snacking profiles.
That means, for instance, that it could offer you your favorite chips—or perhaps deny you an unhealthy snack based on your age or medical records, the Telegraph reports.
A gym could, for instance, set up the machine to refuse fatty foods to people on diets, while a school could ensure that kids don’t get cigarettes, the paper notes.
Similar technology has been debuted by other companies; a version produced by software firm SAP can even link to your social media accounts so you can give gifts to friends, Tom’s Guide reports.
