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Cell phones to free us from waiting in queues?

By Rain Noe - November 27, 2007

in Object Culture

There are line-waiting services in Washington DC that charge $35 an hour; some college punk stands in line, swapping out at the last minute with whatever busy Congressmen ponied up the cash. This system may finally be supplanted by a little clever code-writing and an object we all carry, the cell phone. CellQ has come up with a system for amusement parks where would-be riders join "virtual queues" with their mobiles, then roam the parks to their content; when their slot on the desired ride is open, they get a buzz. Yes, we know, the technology is not terribly different from the pagers they hand out at the Cheesecake Factory, but we're so sick of waiting in line--have you been to a New York City post office?--that we're really hoping this one takes off. via red ferret

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Martin Polley

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Doctor's offices need this more than amusement parks.

If I live five minutes from the doctor's office, it seems crazy that I should sit there waiting for nearly an hour.

Just send me an SMS a few minutes before my turn, and I'll be there.
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