technologyreview.com— With new technology called near-field communications, you could use a cell phone to make purchases, or even download a movie trailer from a poster.
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@njbairI misplaced my cell several times when I had one but I never misplaced my wallet nor did I every have to lend my wallet to a friend in an emergency.
If you have this on your car and front door, you can use it as your keys too.Maybe we're slowly getting to the point where we use our cell phones for everything. No need to carry a wallet, keys, or camera just use your cell phone. A few problems are, losing your cell phone would be more problematic, someone borrowing your cell phone to make a call could mean they also buy something with your credit card, if it ever runs out of batteries, then there is big trouble.Of course, then some bright poor sob will figure out how to implant them in our hands and we'll get end of the world people refusing to participate.
Does anyone else have no desire to see more features added to cell phones?My favorite cellphone was a tiny Nokia that had almost no features but had a battery life of almost 10 days (less, of course, when calls were made). I have a Sidekick 2 right now and I find it basically useless for all of the advanced features other than email (web browser is extremely slow to render and can't run javascript well or xmlhttprequest at all, camera takes very blurry pics and at a terrible resolution).About RFID: the technology seems great, but I'm worried attempts to put it in absolutely everything will be futile once people realize that the internal battery of the RFID chip does not last forever. It was meant to be more or less disposable (with a lifespan of only a few years). Granted, most of the uses today are short term, but I hear schemes about long-term storage and inventory.And I'm not a fan of people using RFID for secure purchases either. That's just asking for trouble. I don't think any purchases other than M1 cash should be allowed to make payments/purchases without a second verifyable authentication method (picture ID, CVV2, fingerprint, etc.). This is the same problem that has caused people to give out their SSNs way more often than should be required (helping identity theft crimes skyrocket).
Yep my phone in Japan does it.I love it. No more little coins rattling around... unless I go to an unsupported store.Trains in Tokyo.. never have to buy a ticket.. just wave my phone over the entry and exit gate.. fare is automatically calculated and charged.Vending machine... no more scratching around for the coins to make up the drink (or using a note and receiving a pocket full of change) just wave the phone at it... bingo!It also stores my loyalty card, so that is one less card I have to carry...my only real problem with it is that it is not accepted at more locations...personally I would rather just carry it for everything
WTF, how can people have such short memories? This was the whole hype around Bluetooth. Remember the commercial with the girl buying a drink from a vending machine with her Bluetooth phone?
daldredgeAug 24, 2006
@njbairI misplaced my cell several times when I had one but I never misplaced my wallet nor did I every have to lend my wallet to a friend in an emergency.
dancpsuAug 24, 2006
If you have this on your car and front door, you can use it as your keys too.Maybe we're slowly getting to the point where we use our cell phones for everything. No need to carry a wallet, keys, or camera just use your cell phone. A few problems are, losing your cell phone would be more problematic, someone borrowing your cell phone to make a call could mean they also buy something with your credit card, if it ever runs out of batteries, then there is big trouble.Of course, then some bright poor sob will figure out how to implant them in our hands and we'll get end of the world people refusing to participate.
oxyrubberAug 24, 2006
Does anyone else have no desire to see more features added to cell phones?My favorite cellphone was a tiny Nokia that had almost no features but had a battery life of almost 10 days (less, of course, when calls were made). I have a Sidekick 2 right now and I find it basically useless for all of the advanced features other than email (web browser is extremely slow to render and can't run javascript well or xmlhttprequest at all, camera takes very blurry pics and at a terrible resolution).About RFID: the technology seems great, but I'm worried attempts to put it in absolutely everything will be futile once people realize that the internal battery of the RFID chip does not last forever. It was meant to be more or less disposable (with a lifespan of only a few years). Granted, most of the uses today are short term, but I hear schemes about long-term storage and inventory.And I'm not a fan of people using RFID for secure purchases either. That's just asking for trouble. I don't think any purchases other than M1 cash should be allowed to make payments/purchases without a second verifyable authentication method (picture ID, CVV2, fingerprint, etc.). This is the same problem that has caused people to give out their SSNs way more often than should be required (helping identity theft crimes skyrocket).
endersadvocateAug 24, 2006
Paypal mobile?
balooAug 24, 2006
Yep my phone in Japan does it.I love it. No more little coins rattling around... unless I go to an unsupported store.Trains in Tokyo.. never have to buy a ticket.. just wave my phone over the entry and exit gate.. fare is automatically calculated and charged.Vending machine... no more scratching around for the coins to make up the drink (or using a note and receiving a pocket full of change) just wave the phone at it... bingo!It also stores my loyalty card, so that is one less card I have to carry...my only real problem with it is that it is not accepted at more locations...personally I would rather just carry it for everything
reddog_x2000Aug 25, 2006
666(Yes, I know it's really 616.)
yanokwaAug 25, 2006
nfc != rfid. think of nfc as a very slow, short distance radio.
Closed AccountAug 25, 2006
WTF, how can people have such short memories? This was the whole hype around Bluetooth. Remember the commercial with the girl buying a drink from a vending machine with her Bluetooth phone?