What is the Square?

https://squareup.com/ - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - @dom was gracious enough to take the time to introduce me to what could be the hottest new item soon to hit the marketplace. The Square is a little device which is bound to change the World. You can start accepting payment cards immediately with Square, right from your mobile phone. There are no contracts, monthly fees, and no hidden costs. Use The Square to pay for things, as well. You can have receipts sent to you immediately via text message or email, or you can access them securely on the website. You can even use a text message to authorize every payment in real-time!

Dom has also written an excellent book about the history and practical use of Twitter - 140 Characters: A Style Guide for the Short Form. You can grab your copy here: http://go.tagjag.com/140characters - http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/dom

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[TheCitDawg]

wonder will that work for ANDROID.....

[lockergnome]

Works on ANY device with an audio jack, as said in the video. :)

[EasyLinux]

Looks very awesome and unsafe at the same time.

[lockergnome]

How is it unsafe?

[golfprogress]

This will change the world, I just don't have an iPhone yet.

[lockergnome]

Don't need an iPhone. It was just demonstrated on one. You could use ANY cell phone... as long as it has an audio jack. :)

[N1kkon]

i love the beginning : You will be able to take money from your friends and family!

[ajk321]

wow, i hope that was using ssl...

[rteintros]

"bound to change the world" welllll the US only isn't quite the entire world, is it? Plus China will ban it so it doesn't compete with their credit card processing companies. Revolutionary invention though, can't wait till it comes to Europe.

[husooo92]

@lockergnome how would you sign it then?

[reetruss]

@lockergnome do you need the app

[reetruss]

@lockergnome do you need the app

[reetruss]

@lockergnome do you need the app

[KevinDR1987]

second time I've seen a review of this.

but both times the review missed one thing.

so it sends the info to the box server to charge the card but how would I get the money? would it automaticly get transfered into my bank acc. or would they send me a check or maybe a different way?

[Ninesvnsicks]

Gee I wonder if hackers can steal credit card info that way hmmmm.

[trevorm1]

this looks very cool.