Since the release of the iphone, there has been a plethora of application for this phone. There have been good one's that can make your life easier, bad ones that make you shake your head and say why and some just to make you say hmmm.
I ran across a cool application for the iphone called my starbucks app which allows you to purchase and create you drink. Using a your debit card, you can order and pay for your drink and create what you want in your drink. This is great for the starbuck junkies. It also uses google maps to find the closes Starbucks to you. Downside is the purchase feature is for a few test stores. Once all the kinks are worked out, more Starbucks will allow you to purchase at there location.
This has the potential to create new ideas for future apps. The good thing about this app, is it's free of charge.So if your a Starbucks junkie check it out and download the application.
Justin,
ReplyDeleteThis is cool! Another cool mobile service in Ann Arbor is the ability to pay for parking (eParking) using a cell phone (http://annarborepark.com/). So if the meter is about to expire you can simply add more time/money via your cell phone. It seems the world is really starting to design systems/processes/apps with mobile devices in mind. It's about time!
Wait till your cellphone becomes an RFID reader, the possibilities are unlimited.
ReplyDeleteI get blown away from tehnology. Only bad thing is we get so dependent on some of these items!
ReplyDeleteI'm not a Starbucks junkie, but what a cool way to order! I think the technology that is evolving continually is amazing and hope that it continues. It isn't until someone comes up with an idea, and makes it a reality that we realize if it was just a trend or something to further analyze and enhance.
ReplyDeleteNice find! I am working on mobile development at U of M right now and came across a cool app that Duke created for their students. It's an iphone package. One of the apps allows you to "ask a librarian" so you can see if they have information on whatever your research topic is before you make the trip through the snow out to the library. Another app allows you to load cash onto your student card through your cell phone. At the cafeteria and your student card is empty? Just go on your iphone and load some more cash onto it. Certainly cool ways to use an iphone to make your life easier!
ReplyDeleteI think this app sounds great. I'm thinking of times I have been in New York and didn't want to wait in line, but wanted to stop at Starbucks. I use to go to Manhattan a couple times of the year so I would love for them to start this on the East Coast.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool idea, but I'm not so sure how well this will take off. I'm beginning to wonder what people in the future will be doing.
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