Transit riders in New York and New Jersey can now pay their fare by simply holding their Visa payWave-enabled iPhones near the designated reader at fare gates.
MacDailyNews Take: 26,354 articles ago:
This device, able to be made today with current technology, would easily be “The Device.” Running Mac OS X or a mobile variant, it would allow the user to communicate via text, audio, and video. It would snap digital photos and organize them, do email, and browse the web. It would sync automatically with your desktop or portable Mac… It would absorb the iPod by playing AAC / MP3 audio and interface with iTunes, but it would also play feature-length MPEG-4 movies, too, in full color… and any number of websites in your pocket. McDonald’s Drive Thru’s would accept payments via Bluetooth from “The Device.” – SteveJack, MacDailyNews, December 10, 2002
When?!?!?!?!?
When?!?!?!?!?
How does this work?
How does this work?
now.
easy.
now.
easy.
I’m willing to bet that iPhone 5 will have an even-better payment system—one where you don’t have to launch an app before using it.
I’m willing to bet that iPhone 5 will have an even-better payment system—one where you don’t have to launch an app before using it.
“The pilot uses Visa’s payWave contactless chip technology. DeviceFidelity created a small MicroSD chip that can be inserted in a mobile phone and an iPhone case containing a MicroSD chip (the iPhone doesn’t have a memory card slot)”.
So it needs to be embedded in a case to work.
It’s also a pilot program going on in a small number of MTA subway and bus stops and PATH trains. It’s a far cry from the “New York and New Jersey Public Transit Riders…” of the title. This affects maybe 1% of riders, and with public agencies behind its implementation, I hope SteveJack isn’t holding his breath.
“The pilot uses Visa’s payWave contactless chip technology. DeviceFidelity created a small MicroSD chip that can be inserted in a mobile phone and an iPhone case containing a MicroSD chip (the iPhone doesn’t have a memory card slot)”.
So it needs to be embedded in a case to work.
It’s also a pilot program going on in a small number of MTA subway and bus stops and PATH trains. It’s a far cry from the “New York and New Jersey Public Transit Riders…” of the title. This affects maybe 1% of riders, and with public agencies behind its implementation, I hope SteveJack isn’t holding his breath.
What’s the app?
What’s the app?
Can you buy sandwiches with it?.
Can you buy sandwiches with it?.
I’ve heard that this type of “Visa card” does not offer the same type of protections as the regular card. So if someone gets your chip you are SOL. Anybody else hear that?
I’ve heard that this type of “Visa card” does not offer the same type of protections as the regular card. So if someone gets your chip you are SOL. Anybody else hear that?
A great invitation for a mugging.
A great invitation for a mugging.
This type of device has been in use in Japan for at least 5 years now.
This type of device has been in use in Japan for at least 5 years now.