Shakedown, an iPhone App That Helps You Cut the Line at Shake Shack

[Images: Shakedown in the App Store] That's not what the description for the Shakedown app says, but that's sort of what it does. The $1.99 app is linked to Foursquare and will send you "notifications whenever your friends are...

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2 Comments | Posted by Robyn Lee, January 29, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Tagged: iPhone, iPhone apps, Manhattan, NYC, Shake Shack, technology

Shake Shack iPhone App: Free and Useful

This is good to know. Just got an email from software developer Josh Halickman: Loving hamburgers and living in New York City means that I end up in line at Shake Shack on a regular basis, as I am...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 16, 2009 at 4:30 PM
Tagged: iPhone, iPhone apps, Manhattan, NYC, Shake Shack, technology

Nutritional Information Being Printed on Burgerville's Receipts

Burger chain Burgerville in Washington and Oregon is known for using local ingredients and sustainable business practices to make fast food that's healthier and more environmentally conscious. To better inform customers of what they're eating, they've been printing customized nutritional...

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1 Comment | Posted by Robyn Lee, October 12, 2009 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: Burgerville, chain burgers, technology

Facebook Kills Off Burger King's Whopper Sacrifice App

AdFreak: "'We encourage creativity from developers and brands using Facebook Platform,' a spokesperson told the Inside Facebook blog. 'But we also must ensure that applications follow users’ expectations of privacy.'"...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 14, 2009 at 3:55 PM
Tagged: Burger King, chain burgers, Facebook, social networking, technology

McDonald's to Nintendo DS WiFi Users: Game Over

According to DS Fanboy, Nintendo DS users will no longer be able to avail themselves of the free WiFi that McDonald's was formerly offering. While you won't be able to get your free online game on under the Golden Arches,...

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1 Comment | Posted by Nick Solares, June 1, 2008 at 2:00 PM
Tagged: chain burgers, McDonald's, Nintendo, technology, video games

Exhaust Burger: Cook While You Drive

From Designboom's "Dining in 2015" design competition comes this device above, created by an Iranian team that says, "Your car exhaust is a barbeque now.. Stop the car when you are hungry, install the device to the exhaust and...

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4 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, January 23, 2008 at 1:00 PM
Tagged: burger weirdness, technology

McD's Cheeseburger: 'Interface as Brand'

produkter05_300dpi, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of eatmydesign Interesting essay from a branding-marketing standpoint on the nature of user interface as brand identity. (Think iPod — the clickwheel interface and white headphones are instantly recognizable without the...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 30, 2006 at 1:10 PM
Tagged: Adam, Matty, McDonald's, technology

Escape Pod: Feng Burger

As you know, A Hamburger Today rarely deviates from its burger content. Despite daily temptations to blog about other worthy topics, we remain relentlessly on-message here. So I'm glad to have this excuse to tell you about one of my...

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3 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 7, 2006 at 8:00 AM
Tagged: Adam, audio, recommended, technology

About Bamn Time! The Automat Returns

snipshot_pu459polb, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of Slice Happy days are here again! I moved to New York City long after the last of the Horn & Hardart Automats (right) closed. Of all the photos of yore...

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9 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, August 29, 2006 at 11:55 AM
Tagged: Bamn, East Village, Manhattan, NYC, technology

'Burger Slayer' Camfone Promo

Meat, meet mobile phone. Mobile phone, meet meat: The campaign encourages Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. customers to shoot photos of themselves on their cell phones as they devour a burger, and to e-mail these to the chains; photos can also...

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, July 17, 2006 at 4:50 PM
Tagged: Adam, advertising, burger weirdness, technology