Solid, liquid, gas. Always eating cheese.
It’s based on a new Nokia handset, the ‘6131-NFC’, which has a specific new kind of wireless technology built in. So you’ll need to buy a new handset for it. There are also issues with “the logistics of managing tickets within the phone interface, and the security of the system”. The handset actually has a special “secure memory module” to store the ticket information.
Impressive collaboration. And technology.
Too bad I got there first:
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An idea I suggested in a Slashdot comment over a year ago goes on to win a Time Magazine Best Inventions 2006 award. Typical.
Yes, yes, I know, ideas are ten a penny, and the value’s in the execution not the concept. Still, I like to keep track of these little non-victories.