Japan seeks smarter ideas for smart cards
Way too busy to waste any time, on-the-go commuters stream through Tokyo train stations, chatting on mobile phones, listening with disc-player earphones, and flicking "smart cards" instead of stopping to pull out tickets. Although the technology is generally a novelty elsewhere, gadget-loving Japanese commuters have embraced the cards -- plastic embedded with a tiny computer chip, permitting payments without the hassle of coins or making change. :: This CNN report is submitted for your mark of the beast (Rev 13:16-18) files on smart cards and mobile commerce.