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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. Gas + Food by Washizu · · Score: 5, Funny

    "you can not only use the watch to buy gas, but at some locations in Chicago you can also use it at McDonald's"

    Hello, I'll take premium fuel for my car and sub-standard fuel for my body.

    And Super Size it.

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  2. I need an RFID transceiver by coinreturn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I want to pass an RFID receiver over everybody's watches (especially at gas stations), collect the RFID, and then transmit it every time I need some gas. Cool - free gas, MacDonalds, etc.

  3. Re:Hi ... by Politburo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And I'll have a dose of common sense. Don't want your privacy 'invaded', don't buy the damn watch, don't use speedpass, don't use ez-pass, don't use credit cards, don't use a bank account. My message to all of you knee jerk "invasion of privacy" people is this: don't stop those of us (who clearly don't care for privacy) who want to use these products from using them. If you don't want to make things easier, you don't have to.

  4. 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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  5. Re:Hi ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, it's our constitutional right to complain about the products we have willingly purchased without any forethought of consequences.