Big Macs via your mobile phone
noticed there was a thingamajig hanging off a menu stand outside the Yondae MaDonald’s and my friend told me that you can make orders once you’ve downloaded an application & attached the device.
if they were designing something to avoid queues, wonder why they didn’t create a menu kiosk with a T Money reader instead? perhaps the Meta data for them & SK Telecom is more important.
RFID burgers 1
McDonalds
Sinchon
more at Far East Gizmos
select by touching the gold circle by the burger of your choice.
October 16th, 2007 at 10:28 am
Nice, does this mean that phone interfaces are standard in Korea?
October 17th, 2007 at 7:51 am
i think so.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:18 am
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October 20th, 2007 at 2:35 am
Gives a whole new meaning to fast food. Where is the logic? I don’t get it, since you generally pick up your food within minutes of ordering. Is this really going to get the food to the customer faster?
October 22nd, 2007 at 9:44 pm
it’s to avoid the long queues, esp in high density youth culture areas like Sinchon which is between clubby/cafe-y Hongdae and girly fashion mecca Edae.
used for the same reason as airport check in & cinema ticket kiosks.
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=check+in+kiosks+airport+faster&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&as_qdr=all&q=check+in+kiosks+cinema+faster&btnG=Search