Contactless
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In the UK, folks making contactless (NFC) card payments at stores and supermarkets are limited on how much they can ring up at the checkouts. But for a few NatWest customers that limit is set to disappear, as the bank launches a trial for using biometric authentication when making card payments.
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Many cities have busking musicians belting out some tunes so that the public can show their appreciation by throwing loose change into a guitar case. London is no exception, but thanks to a new project launched by iZettle and Busk in London, folks will now be able to tap-to-pay using credit cards.
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RumbaTime's series of GO-enabled watches let you bring your cash and all your medical information along with you wherever you go in a small colorful watch.
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NEC has developed an identification system that is able to register the ridges of a fingerprint and the finger vein characteristics without any sort of physical contact.
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Engineering company IAV is looking to embed roads with electrical conductors that would “refuel” the electric cars of the future while they are driving or parked, using a non-contact electromagnetic induction system.
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The Polaris robot is designed to monitor user activity and deliver useful advice using a portable mobile handset
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UK mobile phone operator Orange is partnering with businesses to offer a complete range of contactless services.
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Researchers at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have developed a system that allows people to communicate with a 3D display through simple hand gestures – without touching it and without 3D glasses or a data glove.
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November 23, 2008 Approximately 1.1 billion watches are produced annually and around three billion credit cards are issued, which makes the LAKS Smart Transaction Watch look like a significant market opportunity given that it combines both. Laks is one of the most innovative producers of wrist-worn