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Soon, I imagine places like McDonald's will let people pre-program their favorite orders into their phones and order via something like NFC. Walk up, wave your

Soon, I imagine places like McDonald's will let people pre-program their favorite orders into their phones and order via something like NFC. Walk up, wave your hand, and your order is in the queue.

pythonaut_16 8y ago
You can already order McDonald's from the app, just without the NFC. It's actually an interesting challenge when it comes to mobile. A number of things that could be handled with NFC (and QR, beacons, etc) end up being implemented using GPS and the phone's network connection.
Mountain_Skies 8y ago
That'd also keep you from touching the same screen many others had touched that day. I wonder how often they're cleaned.
munificent 8y ago
Most have apps for ordering ahead of time already: https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mobile-order-and-pay.html https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/mobile-order-and-pay.html https://one.chick-fil-a.com/ https://one.chick-fil-a.com/ https://www.wendys.com/wendys-app https://www.wendys.com/wendys-app https://www.bk.com/app https://www.bk.com/app https://www.starbucks.com/coffeehouse/mobile-apps/mystarbucks https://www.starbucks.com/coffeehouse/mobile-apps/mystarbuck...
- lancewiggs 8y ago
  Mobi2go.com sets up apps like this for any restaurant chain.