via AllThingsD

Yes that is an iPad being turned into a cash register.

It used to be that those fancy credit card reading iPhones were special to the Apple store. Now, according to Tricia Duryee’s story on AllThingsD, many stores are turning to iPads to process payments and even enhance or “streamline” the shopping experience.

Are any of your favorite stores headed in this direction? And how will you feel when you don’t have to walk up to a cash register before leaving a store? That is a culture shock.