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"I can't tell whether or not there's going to be a Singularity. I don't really believe the rapture of the nerds stereotype..."
- Charles Stross
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| Cellphone Credit Card | ||
| Cellphone that can act as a credit card. |
In the Earth of 2527 A.D., the joymaker, a jack-of-all-trades device that combined the functions of cellphone, PDA and web browser, could also arrange payment.
| To use your joymaker as a credit card: You must know the institutional designation and account spectrum ... |
| From The Age of The Pussyfoot,
by Frederik Pohl. Published by Ballantine in 1966 Additional resources -
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Several services are now beta-testing that will allow you to use your cellphone as a credit card. c-sam turns your phone into a "mobile wallet", offering a secure Mobile Transaction Platform; it offers bill payment, person-to-person transactions, prepaid shopping cards, to mention a few. Their company vision?
Smart mobile phones have emerged as the new convergence platform for financial and non-financial transactions. The idea that mobile phones are primarily for mobile voice communication is not just antiquated, it is a serious waste of the transforming potential of the technology. In a growing number of countries mobile phones have become a means of running the affairs of daily life.
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