Thursday, September 24, 2009

Starbucks is testing a payment innovation with big possibilities

The New York Times reported today on a Starbucks app for the iPhone that lets the customer store favorite coffee drink types on a list, then tap on their choice while waiting in line at Starbucks. The iPhone screen then displays a barcode for the barista to scan. Read the story.

You may not be a Starbucks customer, but rest assured that this technology will pop up somewhere in your life soon.

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