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> swiping through subways, doors, hotels, airports This is not going to happen. We already had a technology that was meant to be this - RFID. But instead of on

by Puts 10y ago

> swiping through subways, doors, hotels, airports This is not going to happen. We already had a technology that was meant to be this - RFID. But instead of one RFID that you tie to all devices and services, the lack of standards caused your wallet and key ring to be crammed with unique tags for each utility. And the tech industry now is even more wall graded and alienated to standards then 15 years ago.

lorenzhs 10y ago
Swiping through subways is already happening. You can pay your fares with Apple Watch on the tube (London subway). See https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/contactless/other-methods-of-contactless-payment/apple-pay https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/contactless/other-meth...
- IanCal 10y ago
  Also pebble has a documented interface that people can build things that physically connect to the watch and add new features. Using this is Pagaré: https://www.pagare.me/ https://www.pagare.me/ > Pagaré is the simplest, fastest and most secure way to add contactless payments to your Pebble smartwatch. Things are converging around various standards now, which is good, although further progress on that kind of thing would be great. Whenever something needs to tie some information to me, it'd be nice if I could just present any device/card that conforms to a particular standard for NFC and register that (hotel entry, train tickets around the rest of the UK, work pass card, all loyalty cards, gym entry...)
- randomsearch 10y ago
  I know, but that's just using it as a debit card, not an Oyster card. Using it as a proper travel pass is far more interesting, because that will be an instance of using a watch as a custom access card, which will lead to the popularisation of the idea for everything from workplace security to hotels to boarding passes. It would be a gateway app in terms of normal people seeing the utility of a smart watch.
- randomsearch 10y ago
  I know, but that's just using it as a debit card, not an Oyster card. Using it as a proper travel pass is far more interesting, because that will be an instance of using a watch as a custom access card, which will lead to the popularisation of the idea for everything from workplace security to hotels to boarding passes. It would be a gateway app in terms of normal people seeing the utility of a smart watch.

by Puts 10y ago

lorenzhs 10y ago

Swiping through subways is already happening. You can pay your fares with Apple Watch on the tube (London subway). See https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/contactless/other-methods-of-contactless-payment/apple-pay https://tfl.gov.uk/fares-and-payments/contactless/other-meth...

IanCal 10y ago
Also pebble has a documented interface that people can build things that physically connect to the watch and add new features. Using this is Pagaré: https://www.pagare.me/ https://www.pagare.me/ > Pagaré is the simplest, fastest and most secure way to add contactless payments to your Pebble smartwatch. Things are converging around various standards now, which is good, although further progress on that kind of thing would be great. Whenever something needs to tie some information to me, it'd be nice if I could just present any device/card that conforms to a particular standard for NFC and register that (hotel entry, train tickets around the rest of the UK, work pass card, all loyalty cards, gym entry...)
randomsearch 10y ago
I know, but that's just using it as a debit card, not an Oyster card. Using it as a proper travel pass is far more interesting, because that will be an instance of using a watch as a custom access card, which will lead to the popularisation of the idea for everything from workplace security to hotels to boarding passes. It would be a gateway app in terms of normal people seeing the utility of a smart watch.
randomsearch 10y ago
I know, but that's just using it as a debit card, not an Oyster card. Using it as a proper travel pass is far more interesting, because that will be an instance of using a watch as a custom access card, which will lead to the popularisation of the idea for everything from workplace security to hotels to boarding passes. It would be a gateway app in terms of normal people seeing the utility of a smart watch.