Seen on arstechnica, Minds@work has developed digital wallet. I love this idea, but it is mostly marketed as a smart portable storage device. This is good but, I see much more potential in something like this as a real replacement for a wallet. In fact, I would like ONE device that holds my personal information, medical records, licenses and registrations, etc… and can interact with financial instutions and handle debits and credits. As well as keeping my schedule, contacts, and appointments. AND act as my pager/cellphone. When, oh when is this coming?
I’ve often wondered why this has not happened. We have been conditioned since Star Trek to expect a communicator type device that will do everything. I’ve often wondered if they were cost prohibitave to develop tnd manufacture. Or, if they are too complicated for our technology. But, then again… that’s not true at all. We do have the technology, and the more pricy, high functioning ($799.00 and up) PDA’s have shown that consumers will spend that much. What they can’t do, is understand things that are too complicated. More reasons to hate technophobic baby boomers. More on that later.