Google has announced a new Chrome extension that makes it possible to ring up clients via their Android phones, using your computer. Here’s a scenario, straight from Google:

Imagine you’re selling at a market or expo and want to take credit cards. Rather than hassle with cash, you can use the new Android Payment Extension for the Google Checkout Store Gadget on your laptop to allow Checkout customers to purchase from their phones.

The way it works is this: the merchant, having a laptop, would “ring up” the client via their browser. The extension would then generate a QR code that the client could scan with their phone, taking them straight to Google Checkout with their items shown, totaled and ready for purchase.

While this payment system may sound great for on-the-go drug dealers, we prefer to think people would use it for legit reasons, such as flea markets and outside booths. This looks pretty streamlined and simple to use, which is what Google’s portfolio is built on.

[via Google Blog]

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