brit:
Thought about RFID payments this weekend when I didn’t have any cash to tip someone. It would be awesome if I could just tap my phone to his to send five bucks.
Cash is so old school. I’m ready for the future.
Extremely frustrated with carrying around a heap of plastic, cash and a bulky wallet and just loving my iPhone; I quickly mocked up what an RFID enabled iPhone Payment app would look like. Obviously, one could do a lot better and integrate a nice “Receipts” tab inside the app, but I think this is a first step in the right direction.
All I want to do is take out my iPhone, swipe the thing, enter my PIN and complete the transaction. RFID is an awesome proven technology, that allows you to do just that and would be great on a next-gen iPhone. Please Apple help me kill my wallet!
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Hahaha, this is like the original idea for PayPal - let’s touch our Palm Pilots together and beam money to each other.
Why PayPal is better:
- You don’t have to be standing next to the person.
- You don’t have to look ridiculous having your iphones touching.
- It’s way more secure. What if you lose your iphone? Can I just steal all of your money? Even better, can I sit at a table next to you and sniff the packets as they float unsecured through the air, learning your PIN number?
