Apple is already using something similar (if not this device) in their stores. I noticed last week in the 5th Ave. Apple Store in NY that the guy had an iPod Touch with a card reader/barcode scasnner as opposed to the windows mobile devices they traditionally used for iPhone activation, etc.
He remarked it's apple's goal to move completely to these, as the WinCE devices suck. Pretty cool, although you've also just introduced a fantastic portable card skimmer :)
It doesn't look like Apple stores are using this one. As you mentioned it has a barcode scanner too. The sales drone didn't know details about it though.
By designing their reader the way Square has, it drastically minimizes cost and opens the design so it works with most smartphones and even many laptops.
I hope that screenshot isn't representative of their software, either... it looks horrendous.
[+] [-] rit|16 years ago|reply
He remarked it's apple's goal to move completely to these, as the WinCE devices suck. Pretty cool, although you've also just introduced a fantastic portable card skimmer :)
[+] [-] jonah|16 years ago|reply
+1 for VeriFone building this.
[+] [-] pmikal|16 years ago|reply
[+] [-] rufo|16 years ago|reply
By designing their reader the way Square has, it drastically minimizes cost and opens the design so it works with most smartphones and even many laptops.
I hope that screenshot isn't representative of their software, either... it looks horrendous.
[+] [-] unknown|16 years ago|reply
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