PayPal Demos Auto-Debit Gumball Machine 124
ForgedArtificer writes "At their recent developers conference in San Diego, CA, PayPal unveiled a proof-of-concept gumball machine that would instantly pay for a gumball through a PayPal account using a smart phone and a QR code, sending a confirmation of the purchase through Twitter. Ok, maybe we all don't really care if we can get a gumball without a quarter, but the possibilities for this technology are endless."
endless possibilities (Score:3, Funny)
"but the possibilities for this technology are endless."
Seems Slashdot editors can't even seem to spell 'beginningless'
Twitter (Score:5, Funny)
My wife is looking forward to when the local strip club starts using this technology. Privacy be damned.
of course (Score:2, Funny)
Re:My credit card doesn't run out of batteries (Score:3, Funny)
And how is this different from what people in Japan and parts of Europe has been doing things for a decade now, paying for small purchases from machines with their mobile phones, whether it be soda dispensers, parking fees, or fags.
This is news, how? Except that you jump through hoops to pay through Paypal instead of simply getting it charged to your next phone bill?