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Retail and hospitality merchants are trying to integrate
newer technologies to transform their brick-and-mortar
environments, Bruno noted. Mobi is designed with
merchants, sales associates and consumers in mind. It
eliminates the use of wires by using contact charging
points, and its magnetic single-twist connector can attach
any card reading device.
Company: Bouncepad
Product: Bouncepad Mobi All-in-one mPOS solution
Website: www.bouncepad.com Mobi is designed to go wherever merchants and sales
Contact: shaun.bruno@bouncepad.com associates are. Its removable nylon-weave strap makes it
easy to transport. The product offers a simple solution
for every touchpoint and facilitates order-taking, line-
Sleek, fixed-to-mobile busting, content-sharing and payments processing.

docking station Following are additional features and benefits the
company pointed out:

• Integrated solution: MagTwist keeps iPad and
ouncepad, a provider of commercial displays, card reader together, and Mobi lasts longer by
accessories and docking stations for tablet using contact points rather than cables to charge.
POS environments introduced the Bouncepad The unique charging dock keeps the iPad and
B Mobi, a case and docking station designed to card reader powered-up, ready to take payment
keep iPads and their accompanying mobile card read- anywhere, anytime.
ers securely attached, charged and sharable. The solu-
tion employs the company's magnetized, patent-pending • Card reader agnostic: Mobi and MagTwist are
compatible with iPad Pro 9.7", iPad 5 (2017), iPad
MagTwist Connector to keep card readers connected to
the case. When needed, card readers can be released with 6 (2018), and iPad Air 2. They support a range of
popular card readers, including iZettle, Square,
a single twist, company representatives stated.
PayPal Here, and SumUp.
"Mobi's drop-proof, thin case is light, durable and looks • People-first design: The company leveraged its
good," said Shaun Bruno, director of business development, years of making enterprise tablet accessories and
North America at Bouncepad. "It can transform iPads exceeding drop-proofing standard MIL-STD-810G,
into mobile points of sale in seconds. Major retail and to create a low-profile, durable, commercial-grade
hospitality brands are already deploying it." product for staff to grab and go with everything
they need to make a sale.
Bruno additionally noted that Bouncepad Mobi is
commercial-grade and card reader agnostic. "We wanted to • Extended shelf life: Mobi uses contact points
build a sophisticated but simple solution that incorporates instead of cables to charge iPads and card readers,
everything you need in a payment device," he said. "We reducing wear and tear and increasing uptime.
also wanted to make it affordable for small and midsize
business owners." • Comprehensive solution: Mobi includes an iPad
case, dock, MagTwist connector, micro USB cable,
Customer-centric design hand-strap, power supply with U.K., U.S., and
European adaptors, and an extended micro USB
Bouncepad researchers and engineers routinely go "on cable. All that is needed is an iPad and payment
safari" to see how merchants use mobile docking stations, card reader.
Bruno said. They found some merchants using consumer
devices without many features and others implementing • Sleek, elegant profile: Mobi is a commercial-
"very industrial-looking" tablet sleds with integrated grade hardware solution that is light, durable and
scanners. attractive. Its aesthetic appeal makes it compatible
with an array of retail and hospitality environments.
"In some cases, merchants who invested in portable in-
store displays assumed their employees would use them Mobi's simple, durable design reflects Bouncepad's years
and transform the customer experience," Bruno said. "But of product design experience. Its durability and ease
some of the sleds were heavy and cumbersome to use, of use makes it ideal for high-traffic, high-transaction
and wire issues kept some units from being fully charged. commercial environments, Bruno stated.
Merchants also reported their employees were pushing
back and asking store owners to return to previous,
traditional in-store checkout methods."
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