I love Japan, and i love how they use the technologies in day to day life earlier than in other countries, it is time now for paying your meal at McDonalds by mobile phone. It is easy and quick.
This payment method is based Felica RFID technology, installed in most modern Japanese phones to create the first program of this type, allowing customers using Kazasu Coupon (Contactless Coupon) to choose their meals, redeem coupons, and pay for purchases all with their mobile phones. Beginning with 175 stores and expanding gradually to its 3,800 nationwide stores by 2009.
How to use it. At first you must download the application to your mobile phone and choose the coupon you like. Then the coupon is redeemed by placing the phone near the RFID reader at the register, instantly adding the item to the order. At last, you must complete your order paying using NTT Docomo’s iD mobile wallet.
Check this video to see how it works.
Well, i am waiting for things like this here that make our life easier.
Via CScoutJapan
August 19th, 2008 at 8:55 am
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