Smoothly running errands

Senior editor Brian Bennett needed some toiletries for an upcoming business trip, so we dropped by the Duane Reade drug store after lunch. Duane Reade was among the early partners for Google Wallet, and we were able to use the phone to pay with little problem. It's telling that the woman working the register was as surprised and impressed by the capability as she was -- there probably aren't too many Google Wallet users walking into the store.