I bet in the future there will be a way to pay by iPhone. That could
(not saying it would) eliminate a few workers if the payment method
caught on.
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( ) Alice
.( ). Little White Rabbit
On 9/1/12 4:04 PM, Jim Saklad wrote:
>>>> Earlier this week, Walmart invited employees with Apple Inc iPhones to participate in a test at a Walmart supercenter in Rogers, Arkansas, near the company's headquarters, according to a form on the Survey Monkey website.
>>> The system works as a self-scanning system, shoppers go around the store as normal but instead of just dropping items into their trolley, they scan each item first with their iPhone first. Then they can put the scanned items straight into bags in their trolley or basket. When they have completed their shopping, they go to an express checkout and the app on the iPhone transfers the purchased item list to the checkout machine. Customers can then pay as normal using the usual checkout payment methods. As of yet, you can't use your iPhone to pay for your shopping but maybe it could be added in the future if Apple ever introduces NFC or an equivalent payment system to the iPhone.
>> I bet this would work across all iOS devices.
>> It seems interest and reeks of NFC
>> ~KM
> It reeks of NOT being NFC.
>
> 1. It works on existing devices
> 2. It requires a specific transfer of data from the iPhone to the store
> 3. "As of yet, you can't use your iPhone to pay for your shopping but maybe it could be added in the future if Apple ever introduces NFC or an equivalent payment system to the iPhone."
>
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