TheDude
08-20-2004, 07:06 PM
RFID chips with burgers new for McDonalds menu
August 19 2004
by Jo Best
Drive-thru users to pay with chipped card and burger off
Fast-food junkies visiting McDonalds drive-thrus will soon no longer have the choice if they want chips with their orders: the burger behemoth is trialling RFID-chipped cards as a means of payment.
The technology will mean that diners desperate for some fast food will be able to wave their MasterCard at a payment point in the drive-thru and have the price of their burger deducted straight from their plastic.
The cards will have to be a PayPass version with technology from VeriFone, however. The technology is now being trialled at two burger joints in the US, in Dallas and New York, and if all goes well, will be rolled out in more 'restaurants'. [SIZE=2]LINK[/SIZE] (http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39123310,00.htm)
WOW, I'M IMPRESSED! McDonald's is now using cutting-edge technology to better serve their customers. Those folks at McDonald's ALWAYS seem to be coming up with new ideas to better serve their customers. What will those clever people at McDonald's think of next? Not only does McDonald's serve the FINEST food available but now they're also offering their customers the most convenient method of paying for all the delicious items served at McDonald's. Way to go McDonalds!!!
I'm luvin' it!
August 19 2004
by Jo Best
Drive-thru users to pay with chipped card and burger off
Fast-food junkies visiting McDonalds drive-thrus will soon no longer have the choice if they want chips with their orders: the burger behemoth is trialling RFID-chipped cards as a means of payment.
The technology will mean that diners desperate for some fast food will be able to wave their MasterCard at a payment point in the drive-thru and have the price of their burger deducted straight from their plastic.
The cards will have to be a PayPass version with technology from VeriFone, however. The technology is now being trialled at two burger joints in the US, in Dallas and New York, and if all goes well, will be rolled out in more 'restaurants'. [SIZE=2]LINK[/SIZE] (http://networks.silicon.com/lans/0,39024663,39123310,00.htm)
WOW, I'M IMPRESSED! McDonald's is now using cutting-edge technology to better serve their customers. Those folks at McDonald's ALWAYS seem to be coming up with new ideas to better serve their customers. What will those clever people at McDonald's think of next? Not only does McDonald's serve the FINEST food available but now they're also offering their customers the most convenient method of paying for all the delicious items served at McDonald's. Way to go McDonalds!!!
I'm luvin' it!