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Square launches iPad-driven 'Business in a Box' hardware for $299

Mobile payment processing company Square announced on Wednesday its new "Business in a Box" — a product meant to serve as a full point-of-sale system for physical retailers, allowing them to accept payments and perform analytics on their businesses from one device.

Business in a Box works in conjunction with Square Register, Square's app that allows vendors to input custom product inventories as well as accept payments with Square's credit card reader. Business in a Box adds a cash drawer and optional printer to the formula, essentially turning a customer's iPad into part of a cash register.

The package, which retails for $299, comes with the aforementioned cash drawer, a Square card reader, and a WindFall iPad stand from Heckler Design. That "paperless" POS emails receipts to customers instead of printing them. For physical receipts, businesses can pay an additional $300 to have a printer included.

Square's usual processing fees apply. Square users get a free card reader compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, and the company takes a 2.75 percent fee per swipe. Businesses with heavy credit card traffic also have the option of paying $275 per month in order to eliminate the per-swipe fee.

36 Comments

saarek 17 Years · 1603 comments

Puts another nail in the "it's just a consumer toy" argument. Fantastic idea and implementation, is this the start of the end of windows check outs?

SpamSandwich 20 Years · 32917 comments

Wow. Wiping out the old-fashioned POS (Point of Sale) cash machine with iPad. I like it.

apple ][ 14 Years · 9225 comments

Aren't regular, old fashioned cash registers very expensive?

 

This looks like a nice product. 

bdkennedy1 21 Years · 1458 comments

This is an incredible value. Well done.