Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
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Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#2This is great. Their hardware has always been one of the weak points in the experience - people hate swiping on the wobbly headphone-jack doohickeys. Having something much more solid would help.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#3Are there any wires needed to hook into receipt printers, cash boxes, etc?
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#4Honestly I'm a little surprised it took this long. Seems like a no-brainer for the company.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#5Here in Barcelona we're using wireless for paying. Each card has a chip you just get your card close to the read and bam, you payed the bill. It's nice and confortable.
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#6Here in Barcelona we're using wireless for paying. Each card has a chip you just get your card close to the read and bam, you payed the bill. It's nice and confortable.
That sounds sketchy as hell.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#7Are there any wires needed to hook into receipt printers, cash boxes, etc?
The receipt printer is a network printer; it needs an ethernet cable. The iPad connects to the printer over wifi. The receipt printer is connected to the cash drawer by, essentially, a telephone cable. The printer tells the drawer to open through that line; the iPad does not directly communicate with the cash drawer.
Unfortunately I paid $499 for this stuff from Square just last month, and I'm not going to spend $299 more to upgrade to a fancier stand.
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#8Here in Barcelona we're using wireless for paying. Each card has a chip you just get your card close to the read and bam, you payed the bill. It's nice and confortable.
That sounds sketchy as hell.
Why? If you had those cards, or a smartphone with NFC and Google Wallet installed, you could do the same thing in the US. Just look for the MasterCard PayPass logo on the top of the terminal you are swiping your card in today.
I've seen it at CVS, RiteAid, McDonalds, Wawa, ShopRite, Home Depot...
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
That sounds sketchy as hell.
Why? If you had those cards, or a smartphone with NFC and Google Wallet installed, you could do the same thing in the US. Just look for the MasterCard PayPass logo on the top of the terminal you are swiping your card in today. I've seen it at CVS, RiteAid, McDonalds, Wawa, ShopRite, Home Depot...
We have vending machines with these at my university. I often start swiping my card only to realize I've accidentally "tapped to pay" (according to the reader).
Re: Square Debuts its Latest Hardware, a $299 Card Swiper for iPad Registers
#10Is there any chance that Square (or any of its competitors) will open up their service to custom app developers?
I want to build a custom application that uses their hardware and payment processing back end. But I can't.