Getting Closer to no wallet?
Seems to be getting closer and closer to a 'walletless' society
They tested out the technology by comonwealth bank ( sponsored i guess ) where is works like a paypass , just with a sticker on the back of your phone.
funniest thing was when they were accused of card skimming, as you have to place your phone on the eftpos machine .
"The next day, I was continuing my bad habit of buying a Cadbury Creations bar and strawberry milk from a 7/11. So I whipped out my phone to pay for these bad boys, then got accused of skimming money by the store attendant. I had to assure him I wasn't, by logging onto the Commonwealth Bank site and showing him what it was. It certainly shows that a lot of people don't know how quickly phones are evolving.
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anyone contemplating getting a 'sticker' ?
newuseragain
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although my mobile can do a lot of nfc tricks.... I have a 'tap' point in my car that is used to enable/disable bluetooth etc, for example. Frankly the 'tap and go' feature kind of scares me a little - I know it's restricted to under $100, but there's nothing much stopping someone from nicking your 'phone or credit card and then happily running around to different stores and buying just under $100 at all of them...
ninhursag
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I have no tried this sticker on the phone for banking, but I was goign through CNN this morning and it says Starwood Hotels & Resorts is developing an app which will replace plastic cards. With this app guests cwill bypass the front desk and go straight to their rooms.
Now this is what technology can do :)
gola
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The future:
"I can't open the door - my 'phone has run out of power, and the charger is in the room...." ;-)
ninhursag
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Also phone is lost and have no money in my pocket :)
gola
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I know of a number of people who have dropped their mobiles *into* a toilet. Place in top pocket, bend over to close lid, and 'splash'. Definitely would not be a good thing if it's also your wallet! :-)
ninhursag
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Lol... I know once a colleague came back from the toilet with sad face :)
gola
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You would definitely think twice before borrowing their mobile in the future..... ;-)
ninhursag
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i suspect that most mobile phones are dirtier than the toilets themselves! ;-)
newuseragain
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Come to think of it mobiles are passed between people, get thrown on the floor and dirty surfaces etc but are hardly ever cleaned. I would assume that mobiles carry bacteria quite close to the amount found in a toilet.
sisi
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Seen a number of studies, including one done by the Mythbusters, who check rooms etc and they tend to indeed find one of the cleanest surfaces is the toilet seat. I think it's best to try to ignore it.... :-)
http://mythbustersresults.com/hidden...
Accounting for “nastiness” or harmfulness of the types of organisms on each Petri dish, a microbiologist ranked the samples as follows:
A major contributing issue I think is that people tend not to wash their hands properly.....
ninhursag
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This is interesting, I would have thought that the hotel remote would be higher on the list since it is shared by many. But the kitchen sponge was a bit of a shock, always thought it to be one of the cleanest household items.
sisi
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i can see the sponge being dirty, but would agree about the hotel remote -
newuseragain
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Issue with sponges is they are used to clean food off plates etc, but may never be cleaned themselves... so they end up with particles of food etc lodged in them that along with high levels of moisture mean they are perfect little breeding areas for bacteria. We pop the scourers etc into the washing machine on a regular basis and of course toss them out when they start to wear out. The remote control is a harder one as, along with other electrical items, popping them into the washing machine on a cotton cycle is probably not such a good idea. Maybe an occasional quick wipe with a tissue and some isopropyl alcohol might work.
ninhursag
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Havent thought to put the scourers in the washing machine, but will now :-)
newuseragain
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