Credit card watch makes buying things a lot easier
Just when you thought that modern society didn’t need consumption to get any more convenient, something like this comes along. The PayPass is a limited edition time piece that’s currently available exclusively through Garanti Bank in Turkey. As you may have surmised from the prominently placed MasterCard logo on the watch face, this oh so fashionable wrist clock allows users to make purchases at a number of pre-determined points of business, including Starbucks, Burger King, and of the Istanbul Ferry Corporation. The catch? Purchases must be under 15 Euros, or $22. All you have to do is flash that ice on your wrist in front of a special scanner, and the bits inside handle the rest. On the time keeping side of things, this orange devil keeps the time, date, and is reportedly shockproof. How very pedestrian. Low credit limit aside, this should make springing for that next Whopper, latte, or Turkish ferry ride, that much more streamlined.
[Via GearLive]
I don’t know about Turkey, but where I come from ice is flossed, not flashed.
The watch could be a little more stylish. What are the security features?
Does this “new development” really need to be posted all over tech blogs?
Wiki the Octopus card, which has been in Hong Kong since 1997. It’s in watch, card, and even phone-shell form.