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Poll: Majority of Pocket-lint readership up for Oyster-phone
57% say yes to mobile payment on Tube 7 December 2007 9:40 GMT
Following the news that O2 has launched trials of its "O2 Wallet" we were interested to know if the technology-loving Pocket-lint readership would see this as a bonus mobile phone application, or a bogus waste of time.

The primary use of the "Tube-Phone", a...
O2, Nokia to start Tube-Phone trials
"First true pilot of NFC" sees Oyster-enabled mobiles 28 November 2007 10:42 GMT
O2 has officially announced the launch of the rumoured "Tube-Phone" as a 6-month trial across London.

500 O2 customers will be given the already-launched Nokia 6131 NFC handset installed with the "O2 Wallet" and 200 quid pre-loaded by the nice folk at Visa,...
Samsung develops RFID chip for mobile devices
Small single-chip solution 27 November 2007 9:21 GMT
Samsung has developed a single-chip radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for mobile devices.

Embedded RFID reader chips can provide consumers with product or service information retrieved from RFID tags in items such as movie posters, clothing, and...
Nokia and O2 to launch Tube-Phone
Oyster-esque mobile to launch for underground payments 26 November 2007 17:14 GMT
The Guardian reports that the London Underground is readying a system which allows people to pay for journeys using their mobile phones.

A team-up scheme with Transport for London, Nokia and O2 is said to be in final details stage for a handset with an in-built...
CitizenM hotels launch gadget packed hotel room
More connected than the concierge 23 October 2007 18:50 GMT
Checking into a hotel room in the future could be very different in the future thanks to a new hotel chain and Philips.

Opening at Schiphol Airport in early 2008, the first implementation of the citizenM hotels (which stands for citizen mobile) promise "affordable...
Virtual reality clothes shopping launches in Korea
Saves trying things on 29 August 2007 8:45 GMT
A truly geeky way of clothes shopping has launched in Korea.

A new high-tech, virtual reality fitting system has debuted in the Shinsegae Department Store.

A three-dimensional scanner scans your body in detail in just 10 seconds then using that...
Parents call for GPS tags in school uniforms
"Seriously considering incorporating a device into future ranges" 21 August 2007 8:47 GMT
Schoolwear could soon see a twenty-first century tech makeover.

According to a new survey conducted by schoolwear supplier, Trutex, parents want to see GPS tracking devices incorporated into school uniforms.

Safety conscious parents, faced with...
RFID tags will be used to stop exam cheats
Exam papers to be tagged and scanned 11 May 2007 18:14 GMT
Examination board Edexcel have turned to technological measures to try and avoid cases of cheating on GCSE and A-Level examination papers this summer.

A significant proportion of exam papers that leave Edexcel will be RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tagged...
Passengers to be tagged with radio chips
People at airports to be given identity tag to wear 13 October 2006 14:38 GMT
A trial programme has been rolled out in an obscure airport in Hungary to see whether airport security can be improved by passengers wearing tags with powerful radio chips in them.

The chips and technology used to monitor them has been developed at the University...
Wheelie bin gets high tech makeover
RFID tags fitted to rubbish bin to calculate household waste 28 August 2006 13:30 GMT
The humble wheelie bin has secretly had a high tech makeover to monitor the amount of waste thrown away by households.

Councils have already secretly wheeled out 500,000 spy bins across England to gather data on rubbish habits, but experts are warning that the...