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New Cell Phone Device Processes Credit Cards

December 8, 2009 | ISSUE 45•50

Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey has introduced the Square, a device that plugs into an iPhone or iPod Touch's headphone jack and allows the user to swipe credit cards. What do you think?

Finally. I was getting tired of making my friends pay me in cash every time they wanted to use my phone."

Gerry Saunders
Labeler
I had that idea years ago! I said, 'I should come up with a really great idea. Maybe something to do with a phone?' Damn it. I should have copyrighted that."

Kay Turner
Will-Call Clerk
This is easily going to double my business in piggyback rides.

Nathan Vockeroth
Unemployed

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