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Japanese ATMs To Use Palm Readers In Place of Cash Cards
alphadogg writes "A Japanese bank this week said it will introduce ATMs that use palm scanners in place of cash cards. Ogaki Kyoristu Bank said the new machines will allow customers to withdraw or deposit cash and check their balances by placing their hand on a scanner and entering their birthday plus a pin number. The ATMs will initially be installed at 10 banks, as well as a drive-through ATM and two mobile banks. Ogaiki announced the new ATMs with the slogan 'You are your cash card.'"
I can get my fortune read... I wonder how much that adds to the transaction fee
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
... there has been an unexplainable increase in muggings resulting in chopping of of hands.
Koalas. They're telepathic. Plus, they control the weather. -Margaret
The most popular nick name in Japan, "Lefty".
"If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied."
Personal Identification Number Number
I assume you also meant ATM Machine?
Gummy bear manufacturers inexplicably inundated with requests for large, softball sized gummy products.
In truth though, I really hope they are scanning the sub-dermal print rather than the surface.
We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are.
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