{"id":2272,"date":"2009-09-24T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T07:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tokao.com\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2009-09-24T09:40:40","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T07:40:40","slug":"starbucks-goes-mobile-pay-for-coffee-with-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/24\/starbucks-goes-mobile-pay-for-coffee-with-your-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Goes Mobile: Pay For Coffee With Your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Starbucks and the iPhone are sort of the perfect combination. You can browse the web for free on the AT&T hotspots, you can buy in-store songs from iTunes right from your phone, and now you can use two new\u00a0official iPhone apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now available in the App Store,\u00a0myStarbucks<\/a> (iTunes Link) and\u00a0Starbucks Card Mobile<\/a> (iTunes Link) let users find their nearest Starbucks and manage their Starbucks Card. If you live near one of 16 stores in the Seattle or Bay Area, you can even pay for your purchases with the Starbucks Card Mobile app via barcode.
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\nStarbucks is a little late to the store-locator game, as a number of unofficial applications \u2014 both free and paid \u2014 already exist to show store locations or keep track of your Starbucks Card balance, but the official apps offer a lot of functionality, great design, and an unbeatable price \u2014 free.<\/p>\n

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In myStarbucks, you can find the locations near you, either by entering in your address or letting the app use your iPhone or iPod touch\u2019s built-in GPS or WiFi locator. You can search for stores based on certain factors, like drive-thru, operating hours (are they open now) and what type of food they offer. You can also add a store to your favorite\u2019s list and call the store directly from the app or invite people in your address book to join you for a latte.<\/p>\n

One of the cooler features is the ability create your own drink configurations \u2014 hot and cold \u2013and save them. The order is viewable and you can show it to a barista if you are in a hurry. Hopefully, the pay via\u00a0iPhone<\/a> <\/span>option is rolled out across more locations, because combined with the drink configuration tool, it would certainly make grabbing coffee more convenient.<\/p>\n

What do you think about store-branded iPhone apps? What are some of your favorites?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Starbucks and the iPhone are sort of the perfect combination. You can browse the web for free on the AT&T hotspots, you can buy in-store songs from iTunes right from your phone, and now you can use two new\u00a0official iPhone apps. Now available in the App Store,\u00a0myStarbucks (iTunes Link) and\u00a0Starbucks Card Mobile (iTunes Link) let […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[89],"class_list":["post-2272","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-mashable"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2272"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2272\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2272"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2272"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokao.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}