Slashdot Mirror
Contactless Credit Cards
An anonymous reader writes "According to his article in EETimes, Visa and Philips are teaming up to introduce a so-called "contactless credit card". Basically it'll work like the proximity cards many of us use for access to our places of work or apartments. You won't need to physically swipe it, simply waving it over a reader is good enough."
They won't know where to send the bill!
Shielded wallets/credit card holders. Someone call ThinkGeek.
so THAT's why the Jedi Hand Wave works.
"These are not the droids you're looking for"
(handwave, subtle ka-ching! sound)
"These are not the droids I'm looking for.. move along..."
I've been using a contactless credit card for years. I type the number into an HTML form, and my card never comes within the same city as the merchant I'm purchasing something from. For that matter, it sometimes isn't in the same city as I am when I'm making the purchase -- for a couple months last year it was on a different continent.
In fact... let me see here... no, I still haven't gotten around to signing the back.
Tarsnap: Online backups for the truly paranoid
A hot chick rubbing your ass would be a sure sign something was wrong to any Slashdot reader.
You say you are smart enough to remember a purchase PIN and a ATM/Cash type transaction PIN, yet you also claim to be buying shit?
Most, if not all, of the smart people I know never, ever 'buy' shit....they seem to find a way where people continously give them shit, sometimes for no apparent reason. Now I know some would argue that this may well be a gift, but I've watched this happen, over and over, and I'm here to tell you, it seems like it doesn't matter what they do or what they say, someone will eventually give them shit. Really! I am not kidding! It's true!!
If you are having to pay for shit, may I suggest a crash course in shit 'taking'...you can sign up for one online I believe..perhaps right here, if you ask nice.
Actually, that could be a great way to shop: pick things off the shelf, walk out and pay without having any queues at the checkout. Where's my patent lawyer? You could try, but I'm sure Amazon would sue you. "Buying something? Don't we have a patent for that?"
It's not a new concept. We already practice it here at Slashdot - we don't even have to read the article, we just get near the story and start spouting off comments.
You know, back when you could still afford to go out for dinner (DQ doesn't count), how the waitperson would bring the bill on a little plastic tray and lay it on the table....and you'd simply drop your c'card onto the bill...and then someone would take the tray and bill and c'card and....oh, wait, I get it...
Hello, I'm Dwayne, I'll be your card waver this evening.
These cards better have a small range (two feet max) or I don't see how you will manage to perserve the time-honored tradition of the grocery store line.
"Did you swipe your card?"
"Not yet."
"That's funny, because your total has already been paid!"
Great, now all a pick-pocket needs to do is brush up against you and he's got all your credit card numbers.
I can see Amazon patenting 0-click technology with this...
- Danny
(waves hand) "You will sell me these goods." :)
Waves AmEx These aren't the droids you're looking for...
Obiwan was a bribe merchant!
They should name these card after presidents Bush. You can run up a huge deficit without touching anything.
'cuse me sir, you just bought this purple-metallic minivan with golden rims ... where would you like us to ship it?