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Quote from: MoonShadow on December 03, 2012, 09:26:53 PM

Quote from: btcbug on December 03, 2012, 08:31:04 PM

Quote from: MoonShadow on December 03, 2012, 07:28:04 PM

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This is an awesome idea! Although to me it seems like the card would become unnecessary because everyone is already carrying around cell phones and would only be a matter of time before phones would incorporate this technology.

Well, that is already happened, and I have such an android phone capable of doing exactly that. However, I still want a bitcoin card. Maybe several. Give one to each of my kids, and buy a base station for my house, and I could track them within a couple of blocks. The ability to use it as a bitcoin client as well might be entirely secondary.

Cool, which app do you use? I haven't investigated them too much.

BitcoinSpinner

Will check it out. Thanks!

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Quote from: MoonShadow on December 03, 2012, 07:28:04 PM

Quote from: ?? on ??

This is an awesome idea! Although to me it seems like the card would become unnecessary because everyone is already carrying around cell phones and would only be a matter of time before phones would incorporate this technology.

Well, that is already happened, and I have such an android phone capable of doing exactly that. However, I still want a bitcoin card. Maybe several. Give one to each of my kids, and buy a base station for my house, and I could track them within a couple of blocks. The ability to use it as a bitcoin client as well might be entirely secondary.

Cool, which app do you use? I haven't investigated them too much.

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Quote from: btcbug on December 03, 2012, 08:31:04 PM

Quote from: MoonShadow on December 03, 2012, 07:28:04 PM

Quote from: ?? on ??

This is an awesome idea! Although to me it seems like the card would become unnecessary because everyone is already carrying around cell phones and would only be a matter of time before phones would incorporate this technology.

Well, that is already happened, and I have such an android phone capable of doing exactly that. However, I still want a bitcoin card. Maybe several. Give one to each of my kids, and buy a base station for my house, and I could track them within a couple of blocks. The ability to use it as a bitcoin client as well might be entirely secondary.

Cool, which app do you use? I haven't investigated them too much.

BitcoinSpinner

MoonShadow

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Quote from: ?? on ??

This is an awesome idea! Although to me it seems like the card would become unnecessary because everyone is already carrying around cell phones and would only be a matter of time before phones would incorporate this technology.

Well, that is already happened, and I have such an android phone capable of doing exactly that. However, I still want a bitcoin card. Maybe several. Give one to each of my kids, and buy a base station for my house, and I could track them within a couple of blocks. The ability to use it as a bitcoin client as well might be entirely secondary.

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Quote from: knight22 on December 03, 2012, 07:17:27 PM

Quote from: hashkey on December 03, 2012, 04:18:42 PM

Seems to be a promising device/technology but being tracked for your actions/patterns/habits is a sure deal-breaker. A typical smart-phone can be more than enough. I don't see any significant reason for this idea to re-invent the wheel.

You are already track with your cell phone BTW

Not only that, your cell phone can track you globally, and report that data to anyone over your data service. The bitcoin card can only track you relative to it's base stations within a store, and can only report those movements to those base stations until it's beyond the reach of that store. This makes tracking a particular individual rather difficult, unless your goal is to actually tail a particular person who has a bitcoin card number that 1) you know and 2) you have a mobile base station to track them with. The bitcoincard doesn't have the capacity to track using GPS, nor the ability to transmit that data beyond a couple of blocks. The street cameras in London can track your movements better than a bitcoin card could.

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Quote from: hashkey on December 03, 2012, 04:18:42 PM

Seems to be a promising device/technology but being tracked for your actions/patterns/habits is a sure deal-breaker. A typical smart-phone can be more than enough. I don't see any significant reason for this idea to re-invent the wheel.

You are already track with your cell phone BTW

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Seems to be a promising device/technology but being tracked for your actions/patterns/habits is a sure deal-breaker. A typical smart-phone can be more than enough. I don't see any significant reason for this idea to re-invent the wheel.

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Conceptually Great idea, would love it to work. If it takes off will definitely start trying to get my local stores to accept BTC. But I don't think hardware issues are the only constraint to getting this tech mass market. Will be watching with interest though Cheesy

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I might do it if it's simple enough to do.

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Okey Dokey Lokey

Quote from: fluxist on November 12, 2012, 03:13:14 PM

Quote from: Fiyasko on November 11, 2012, 11:44:01 PM

S.S. Failboat Go!!!
Im sorry, I love the idea, But its not going to work in This manner....
In the wallet? Good idea.
Solar recharge panel? <-What the fuck is that doing there for an in wallet/pocket device, Green energy recharge? I'd rather buy a connectable solar panel!

Initial cost is going to be nuts. like, $~1,300 per unit.
Daaaaaaayumm
Even still to this day we dont have good meshnets, We keep trying!

Bitinstant reviewed some prototypes. The company says $10-$25 per unit.

Seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see in January 2013 (release date).

Whups, Meant to say $~300

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I don't think the major hurdles for bitcoin right now is hardware. Any cellphone can use a browser wallet.

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Quote from: Fiyasko on November 11, 2012, 11:44:01 PM

S.S. Failboat Go!!!
Im sorry, I love the idea, But its not going to work in This manner....
In the wallet? Good idea.
Solar recharge panel? <-What the fuck is that doing there for an in wallet/pocket device, Green energy recharge? I'd rather buy a connectable solar panel!

Initial cost is going to be nuts. like, $~1,300 per unit.
Daaaaaaayumm
Even still to this day we dont have good meshnets, We keep trying!

Bitinstant reviewed some prototypes. The company says $10-$25 per unit.

Seems too good to be true. I guess we'll see in January 2013 (release date).

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Quote from: ElectricMucus on September 12, 2012, 10:40:44 PM

Quote from: adamstgBit on September 12, 2012, 10:39:37 PM

nerds....

says the guy with the Tux avatar Cheesy

LOL

Fiyasko

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Okey Dokey Lokey

S.S. Failboat Go!!!
Im sorry, I love the idea, But its not going to work in This manner....
In the wallet? Good idea.
Solar recharge panel? <-What the fuck is that doing there for an in wallet/pocket device, Green energy recharge? I'd rather buy a connectable solar panel!

Initial cost is going to be nuts. like, $~1,300 per unit.
Daaaaaaayumm
Even still to this day we dont have good meshnets, We keep trying!

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Quote from: odolvlobo on November 11, 2012, 10:12:59 PM

I watched the entire video and it never mentioned bitcoin once.

Other than that, there are some problems (which I suppose can be overcome):
1. The video said that in order to be connected to the network, you need there to be a few people on every block with one of these cards. How long will it take for the card to become that popular?
2. I don't want to be tracked.
3. I don't want to be bombarded with ads.

Yea, it's a marketeers wet dream (time spent at a store shelf? wtf?) I'm sure many large corporations would love to tag us and identify us when we walk down the street or into a store (Seen Minority Report ?)

I don't see anything I really want to have over the Android phone I've already been using for nearly 2 years.

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I watched the entire video and it never mentioned bitcoin once.

Other than that, there are some problems (which I suppose can be overcome):
1. The video said that in order to be connected to the network, you need there to be a few people on every block with one of these cards. How long will it take for the card to become that popular?
2. I don't want to be tracked.
3. I don't want to be bombarded with ads.

RyanRed

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cool idea

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Quote from: gochk on September 13, 2012, 02:08:44 PM

size of credit card; texting, sending money, tracks you wherever you are, how long you take a dump - Sounds like the beginning of implantation of a chip inside you. Therefore, no thanks! I'll hold on to my privacy and freedom for as long as I can. I don't need corporations to know where I am or my buying habits. So, Facebook, Facedeals, Mycelium or whatever ... stay out of my life!!!

At least it is decentralized

Arrogance

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So many of the features described seem like a life time away...

I'm not sure how much of the features listed in the video are true.

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I would say bets of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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