New York is getting its very own checkout-free Amazon Go store

Amazon Go stores use cameras and sensors to figure out who you are and and charge you for what you're buying.
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New York is getting its very own checkout-free Amazon Go store
Coming soon to the capital of the world. Credit: Getty Images

Brace yourselves New Yorkers: You're getting an Amazon Go store.

Amazon confirmed to Mashable that it plans to open one of its checkout-free grocery stores of the future in New York after several job listings for positions such as a store manager were posted online.

"We plan to open Amazon Go in New York," an Amazon spokesperson told Mashable over email. Amazon didn't share further information on the future store.

Amazon opened the first Go store in Seattle in January of this year. Hailed as the store of the future, customers use their phones to scan their Amazon Go app at the turnstiles located at the entrance.

Then, the rest is like magic.

You simply take what you want to purchase from off the shelves and put it in your bag. Amazon uses its "Walk Out" technology which consists of a whole bunch of cameras and sensors located within the shelves and installed in the ceilings to track each item you've picked up.

All your "purchased" items are totaled up and charged via the app. You walk out of the Go store and never have to deal with check-out lines or moody cashiers.

Since opening the original Go store in Seattle, Amazon has opened two more in the city. The company is expected to open Go stores in Chicago and San Francisco as well.

Retailers aren't sitting still and letting Amazon walk all over them. Walmart is reportedly working on its own cashier-less Amazon Go store competitors and might use Microsoft technology to accomplish it.

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Raymond Wong

Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.

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