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Exxon And Timex Release The Speedpass watch

Posted by timothy on from the we're-actually-tracking-rfid-paranoia dept.

introverted writes "Exxon and Timex have released a Speedpass-enabled watch. From the article, this sounds like a regular Timex watch with an RFID chip in it. According to a radio news story, you can not only use the watch to buy gas, but at some locations in Chicago you can also use it at McDonald's. The watch is available from Timex. This was first mentioned on Slashdot in March last year."

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  1. News? by elvum · · Score: 4, Informative

    Swatch have been making them for years.

  2. I've had mine for almost a year... by jpellino · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's been a Mobil item for some time. Exxon is now equipping their stations faster and should catch up with Mobil-branded places.
    The RF chip is in the band, not the watch.
    I swapped the Timex watch body for a decent Casio
    The watch works much better at the POS terminals inside the stations/stores, where the key tags have always had mediocre luck.
    They both work well on the pumps.

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