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Cold water on Apple's 'piping hot innovation'

<i>Forbes</i> talks of new Apple patent for a device that would let customers place food orders via a wireless device. But wait, that's already being done.

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Forbes is reporting on a patent filed by Apple this month that would save customers the hassle of waiting in line to order coffee at Starbucks or a burger at the nearest fast food joint. It's described as "a wireless system that would allow customers to place an order at a store using a wireless device such as a media player, a wireless personal digital assistant or a cell phone."

Cool, but you can already do that via simple text message.

Read full story at Forbes: "Apple's piping hot innovation."