As we progress further into the 21st century, we hear from more and more businesses that they no longer want to be held back by 20th century concepts.  No longer do they want their workers to be stuck at a stationary point of sale station where customers back up in a long line and clog up the store.  They want their workers to be able to leave this post and go into the store to directly interact with their customers, yet be able to have access to capabilities of a traditional point of sale terminal.

Mobile computers and even many smartphones can have the ability to transfer business critical information wirelessly while an employee is independent of the sales station.  But how do they take payment and produce proof of the sales transaction?  A built-in mag stripe reader on the mobile printer.  Here's an example of one of the printers we sell, the Star Micronics SM-S200 Portable Printer, interacting via Bluetooth with an Android-powered smartphone.

As you can see, you don't need a specialized POS system in order to print receipts, invoices, or coupons as well as swiping credit cards and communicating with your network. Printing from an iPad is also a realistic business application.

Retailers are rapidly adopting the iPad and printing applications to enhance the customer shopping experience, and add unique branding to propel them ahead of the competition. For instance, counter-based iPad kiosks provide a portal for shoppers to customize product selection, while the retailer gains opportunities for cross-selling and other sales-building opportunities. 

iPad-based self-service kiosks and mobile POS solutions take shoppers into the media-rich world they enjoy online, while providing an increasing range of options for on-the-spot product selection. 

If you're looking at printing receipts, reports, or anything else from mobile devices, contact a product specialist at 1-800-446-1991.