Gallery: First Look at StartupBus App: The WalkIN Prototype

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    WalkIN prototype

    *Earlier in the evening aboard the StartupBus, the WalkIN app sends its first successful text message to a user.*
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    WalkIN prototype

    *There's nothing like cramming into a motel lobby after 12 hours on a packed StartupBus.*
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    WalkIN prototype

    *Now the WalkIN user can see his or her position in the restaurant’s queue and watch as seating time approaches.*
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    WalkIN prototype

    *Once the restaurant's QR code registers, the WalkIN app displays an estimated wait time for the establishment.*
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    WalkIN prototype

    *The WalkIN prototype, a restaurant app cooked up on one of six StartupBuses jamming toward SXSW, scans a QR code displayed (for now) on a laptop screen.*
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