iPad Cash Register at Coffee Bar

iPad Cash Register at Coffee Bar

Scott Beale / Laughing Squid http://laughingsquid.com/

Scott Beale of Laughing Squid snapped this spiffy wooden stand cradling an iPad cash register at soon-to-be opened San Francisco coffee house Sightglass.

The iPad will ring up those double-ristretti with Square, an app with a peripheral credit card swiper (see the built-in one on the bottom of this wooden stand) that turns the iPhone and iPad into cash registers, accepting cash or credit card payments. Square can calculate sales tax, accept touchscreen finger signatures and then generate email or SMS receipts.

No word on who crafted the fab stand, yet, though.

Via Laughing Squid

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  • mat

    ‘fab’ really? Come on. It is a full word.

  • http://twitter.com/rafflesdesigner Mikhail

    Nicole Martinelli is authentically a marvelous wordsmith. Straight to the point.

    Do read her catching, yet elegant reviews!

    Thanks for being a devoted author!

  • http://www.zoomata.com Nicole Martinelli

    Even the venerable merriam webster gives “fab” its own entry, dating to 1957. Lighten up.
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fab

  • Jay

    Receipts only by SMS or email sounds way too fussy if you are a busy shop. Would be nice if you could hook up a thermal printer, but I doubt the iPad supports this, and there is no mention of it on Square’s site.

  • strangel00p

    Don’t you mean “matt”?

  • http://limacohen.com/ David Lima Cohen

    Isn’t this the same that was spotted about two weeks ago? Though the coffee house seems already working: http://twitter.com/jack/status/11556322060

  • http://Haztea.com Tyson

    Interesting use of the technology.

    Who cares who if she uses the word ‘Fab’ – it’s a blog, not a grammar journal.

  • Rayshou

    that’s cool