Unusual but true: Scan a QR code burger and pay

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2018-09-14 17:02
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In unusual stories this week, we have a QR code burger, a two-headed snake with different personalities, divers who travel in a "time tunnel", revealed Ig Nobel Prizes, and first passenger travelling around the moon.

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Scan a QR code burger

A customer is scanning a QR code burger. [Photo/VCG]

In the neon-lit, Tokyo-inspired recesses of ICHIBUNS in London’s Chinatown, a feat of new-age wizardry is transpiring. Each wagyu beef burger arrives with a dotted geometric pattern toasted into the top of the bun.

Simply wave your smartphone over it like a wand. The payment will beam onto your smartphone and you can settle the bill immediately.

A salesgirl takes a photo with the QR code burger. [Photo/VCG]

Last week the restaurant launched the city's first "burger bun-branded QR code", in partnership with mobile payment service Zapper.

is a "scannable" burger, and it’s a taste of the future.

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