Tag: car key
BMW key fob to double as your credit card
Okay, we’ve seen
Oyster cards on your mobile, car keys on your mobile, and barcode scanners on your mobile. BMW are taking the mobile out of the equation, however, and putting credit card functionality on your car keys. Experimental fob technology will allow you to pay for cheap items with just a swipe of your keys, like a Paywave card…
Jailbreak into your car with the first car-key/mobile phone hybrid device
We’ve seen the phone/oyster card hybrid, and the barcode scanner/phone hybrid, and we’ve long had mp3 cameras and cameras built into our phones. Enough? Not for Japan. Their attitude is “let’s see what else we can cram in there!”. They’ve put your car key into your mobile. At the moment it only works with Nissan vehicles, but it can remotely lock or unlock your car, as well as starting or stopping the engine. It’s not on the market yet, but they’ll be demonstrating it at the CEATAC conference in Tokyo on Sept 30th.
Aston Martin's Jaeger LeCoultre watch/car key
Sorry about this. We’re about to make you feel poor and envious of F1 drivers’ salaries by mentioning a watch that costs $35,000.
Not only is it a bit expensive, you probably won’t be able to use its most impressive feature…