DoCoMo Starts Cell Phone Smart Card Trial

virtualXTC writes "The Japanese phone company NTT DoCoMo and electronics giant Sony will begin a trial of cell phones with embedded smart cards with speed pass-like capabilities that will allow the user to purchase anything from travel passes to movie tickets just by placing their cell phone near an electronic reader. Potentially the smart card 'can serve as an ID card, travel pass, or login for a corporate computer network, all at the same time'. If they'd just attach a money clip to it, I could get rid of my wallet entirely."

Oh yeah!

[Omni Magnus]

This will be great for the phone sex hotlines.

Re:Me, I'm keeping my wallet

[trentblase]

Just don't get any dna on your bills

Sweet...

[Mysticalfruit]

I'm going to print up a tshirt that says on the front back and sleeves

"By reading this shirt or walking within 3 feet of me, your obligated to play me 1 cent. I'll then just carry a small antenna that'll attempt to connect to the nearest smart card device and charge it 1 cent."

I know the figures in the high 80's for the number of people who now own cell phones. I can now quit my job and just walk around the mall collecting my "toll".

Re:Me, I'm keeping my wallet

[Virtex]

Not to worry, they can't identify my. I mean it's not like they can get DNA from a little nose bleed.

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[atomly]

I, for one, welcome our new, corporate overlords.

Seriously, how can this sound like a good idea?