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PayPal Demos Auto-Debit Gumball Machine

Posted by samzenpus on from the candy-card dept.

ForgedArtificer writes "At their recent developers conference in San Diego, CA, PayPal unveiled a proof-of-concept gumball machine that would instantly pay for a gumball through a PayPal account using a smart phone and a QR code, sending a confirmation of the purchase through Twitter. Ok, maybe we all don't really care if we can get a gumball without a quarter, but the possibilities for this technology are endless."

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  1. endless possibilities by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    "but the possibilities for this technology are endless."

    Seems Slashdot editors can't even seem to spell 'beginningless'

  2. Twitter by jrumney · · Score: 4, Funny

    sending a confirmation of the purchase through Twitter.

    My wife is looking forward to when the local strip club starts using this technology. Privacy be damned.

  3. of course by Ryanrule · · Score: 2, Funny

    paypal gets a penny on every gumball

  4. Re:My credit card doesn't run out of batteries by arth1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And how is this different from what people in Japan and parts of Europe has been doing things for a decade now, paying for small purchases from machines with their mobile phones, whether it be soda dispensers, parking fees, or fags.

    This is news, how? Except that you jump through hoops to pay through Paypal instead of simply getting it charged to your next phone bill?