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wired.com - 22 days ago

Apple Stores Will Use iPod Touches as Checkouts

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Until now, the Apple Stores have used Windows CE-based handheld computers to check out your purchases. The convenience of not having to queue at a counter to pay meant that Steve Jobs has doubtless spent the last few years squirming that his company relied on a Microsoft product. Store staff ...

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mediamemo.allthingsd.com - 24 days ago

Apple's iTunes Pitch: TV for $30 a Month

— mediamemo.allthingsd.com — Would you pay $30 a month to watch TV via iTunes? That's the pitch Apple has been... making to TV networks in recent weeks. The company is trying to round up support for a monthly subscription service that would deliver TV programs via its multimedia ... (more) Apple's iTunes Pitch: TV for $30 a Month

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appleinsider.com - 23 days ago

Exclusive look at Apple's new iPod touch-based EasyPay checkout

— appleinsider.com — (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. (more) Exclusive look at Apple's new iPod touch-based EasyPay ...

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cultofmac.com - 22 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 ...

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Apple Stores Will Use iPod Touches for Checkouts: http://bit.ly/4n7YD9 17 days ago

Makes sense: Apple Stores Will Use iPod Touches as Checkouts | Gadget Lab | Wired.com http://ow.ly/zgsQ (via @gleonhard) 17 days ago

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Winter Olympics Get Facebook, Danish Students Surf During Exams
Switched — ... Apple Stores are integrating iPod Touches into the checkout process, so employees no longer have to lug around bulky Windows-based handheld computers. The first Apple Store opened in 2001, so it only took eight years to wean the shops of Microsoft technology. Nice. [From: Wired] ...