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Exclusive look at Apple's new iPod touch-based EasyPay checkout
appleinsider.com - 20 days ago
Exclusive look at Apple's new iPod touch-based EasyPay checkout
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(ifoAppleStore) Within two weeks, Apple stores will begin retiring their current Windows CE-based portable computers and start using a custom-designed and crafted iPod touch to check out customers. AppleInsider has a first look at the new system.
Interview: The Man Who Named the iMac and Wrote Think Different
cultofmac.com - 19 days ago
Interview: The Man Who Named the iMac and Wrote Think Different
— cultofmac.com — Meet Ken Segall — the man who dreamed up the name “iMac” and wrote the famous Think Different campaign. Segall is a veteran creative director who worked at Apple’s agency, TBWA\Chiat\Day, back in the day. “I’ve ... (more) Interview: The Man Who Named the iMac and Wrote Think ...

Comments vote down 9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence found this 19 days agofound this
Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to iPod touch
appleinsider.com - 25 days ago
Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to iPod touch
— appleinsider.com — Multiple sources have noted that Apple will be transitioning its retail store EasyPay handheld checkout systems from Windows-based PDA devices to iPod touch hardware for the 2009 holiday season. (more) Apple retail stores upgrading EasyPay from Windows to ...

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Apple IDs the next
theregister.co.uk - 13 days ago
Apple IDs the next
— theregister.co.uk — Evidence is growing that Apple plans to embed NFC into the next iPhone, but can Steve Jobs sell the technology that no one else seems to want? For the last few months there have been rumours that Cupertino has been showing renewed interest in Near ... (more) Apple IDs the next

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Gizmodo:  First Look at the Apple Stores' New Mutant EasyPay iPod Touches [Apple]

The iPhone Blog:  Advanced Peak at Apple Retail Stores’ New iPod touch-based EasyPay Gear

iPhone Alley - RSS:  Photos of Apple's New iPod Touch Checkout Units

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First Look at the Apple Stores' New Mutant EasyPay iPod Touches [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... have been ringing up purchases with wireless handheld point-of-sale terminals. This always felt a little odd, partly because spent a lot of money without even seeing register, but mostly because the devices ran Windows. Not anymore! ...

Advanced Peak at Apple Retail Stores’ New iPod touch-based EasyPay Gear
The iPhone Blog — http://www.ifoapplestore.com/“>AppleInsider has a great, exclusive look from ifoAppleStore at the new iPod touch-based EasyPay system Apple Retail Stores are set to roll out, replacing their old WindowsCE gear. Those who have seen the system for processing credit card, debit card and cash purchases, dubbed “EasyPay touch,” said it combines iPod touch features with a magnetic stripe reader, advanced barcode scanner and Apple-written software to speed plastic and cash transactions. ...

Photos of Apple's New iPod Touch Checkout Units
iPhone Alley - RSS — ... which allows for finer, more accurate use of the touch screen. [image] More info can be found on AppleInsider .

Apple’s New iPod touch-Based EasyPay System Explained
TheAppleBlog — ... Finally, Apple is beginning the roll-out of its iPod touch-based payment and checkout system for retail stores. According to an exclusive report over at AppleInsider, the Mac maker will begin retiring its current Windows CE-based devices and implementing the new system within a couple of weeks. ...

A Glimpse at Apple’s New iPod Touch EasyPay Checkout for Stores
iPhonefreak — A Glimpse at Apple’s New iPod Touch EasyPay Checkout for Stores AppleInsider has the first look at the upcoming EasyPay Touch checkout  system for Apple Stores. The new system–which will roll out within two weeks–utilizes iPod touchs outfitted with card readers, barcode scanners, and custom software to streamline the purchasing process at Apple stores. It will handle credit, debit, and cash payments, as well as some returns. The old system will still be relied upon for “using two or more credit/debit cards to pay for a single ...

First look: Apple’s new iPod touch-based EasyPay checkout handhelds
MacDailyNews — First look: Apple’s new iPod touch-based EasyPay checkout handhelds Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 06:11 PM EST [image] "Within two weeks, Apple stores will begin retiring their current Windows CE-based portable computers and start using a custom-designed and crafted iPod touch to check out customers," ifoAppleStore's Gary Allen reports for AppleInsider. "Those who have seen the system for processing credit card, debit card and cash purchases, dubbed "EasyPay touch," said it combines iPod touch features with a magnetic stripe reader, advanced barcode scanner and Apple-written ...

A look at Apple's iPod touch-based EasyPay system
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... has given AppleInsider an exclusive look at the thing, and it's pretty cool (that is, if retail hardware is your bag). It's an iPod touch with a magnetic stripe reader, a barcode scanner and Apple's proprietary payment-processing software. The iPod rests inside what AppleInsider calls a "slip-on shell" that plugs into the dock connector; it includes its own battery to power the two scanning peripherals. ...

iPod Touch Based EasyPay Touch System To Handle All Apple Money Transactions
iSmashPhone — ... In two weeks time, Apple will be bidding adieu to all Windows CE-based portable computers and will replace them with customized iPod Touch units for processing money transactions. The "EasyPay touch," system thus not only highlights the diversity of the iPod Touch, but will also give Apple complete control of their point-of-sale (POS) system. ...

Apple Stores' New Easy Pay iPod touch
Mac|Life — ... and AppleInsider, in about two weeks, Apple stores will start retiring their current Windows CE portable computers and start using custom iPod touches to check out customers. ...

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