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20080118 Friday January 18, 2008

Someone swiped my credit card! Relax, it's Java ME technology

In India, Atom Technologies is testing a new way to transfer your credit card into your Java ME technology-enabled cell phone. It's a cool concept to get rid of having credit cards in your wallet and instead use something you already carry around with you anyway. No, not your Tickle Me Elmo doll, your cell phone.

See:

Swiping cell phones for payment in Mumbai

Here's a quote: 

 The data would be stored in a 2-D bar 
 code format...
 
 After the credit card data is burned 
 on the mobile phone (irrespective of 
 the operator, but in collaboration 
 with the card-issuing bank), the 
 handset can be used instead of credit 
 cards.... the system will work only 
 on Java-enabled phones
Very cool! Now if I could only swipe my credit card and make the balance disappear. ;-)

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