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This looks fantastic! I want one too :-)
Also, do you shield your mobile phone? You can be tracked by Bluetooth/WiFi/cellular.
It will be interesting to see how quickly marketers pressure mycelium to either get their real identity or remove the ability for multiple identities in a card like how google is trying to clean out the pseudonym's from its database and "encourage" users to use their real identities.
Also, do you shield your mobile phone? You can be tracked by Bluetooth/WiFi/cellular.
There is a difference between a device which is designed to feed specific information to marketers like credit cards and this and a cell phone which feeds information to emergency respondents when needed or the NSA.
But yes , sometimes I do shield my phone too....unfortunately, most of the time one cannot as the purpose of it is to receive messages and call continuously.
I suppose the benefit of this is you can swap them out and create multiple persona's like a burner cell phone though. It will be interesting to see how quickly marketers pressure mycelium to either get their real identity or remove the ability for multiple identities in a card like how google is trying to clean out the pseudonym's from its database and "encourage" users to use their real identities.
Good to know these features won't be incorporated in version 1 ... that's the version I will buy several of. The rest of it is not needed as I can text message and email from my cell phone just fine.
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Due to battery limitations (technology not there yet) the always-on mesh part will not work in the first versions of it, so radio will only be an and transmit when the card is on. We will probably implement full mesh when better battery technology comes out (carbon, or nanotube).
Also, do you shield your mobile phone? You can be tracked by Bluetooth/WiFi/cellular.
I love this project but get creeped the hell out by the consumer tracking "features" in this video:
http://bitcoincard.org/
I'm assuming we could always get one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Identity-Stronghold-Blocking-Secure-Sleeve/dp/B00886N6YA
But I would prefer to support the mycelium network and not have to mostly shield the card.
sigh...
http://bitcoincard.org/
I'm assuming we could always get one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Identity-Stronghold-Blocking-Secure-Sleeve/dp/B00886N6YA
But I would prefer to support the mycelium network and not have to mostly shield the card.
sigh...
Will this still require the use of gateways / re-transmitters?
http://bitcoincard.org/earth/
I'm in a dense area in a highrise. I might be able to reach quite a number of people.
http://bitcoincard.org/earth/
I'm in a dense area in a highrise. I might be able to reach quite a number of people.
any ETA for the launch?
That's right. It uses the open/free frequency spectrum, and only sends short bursts of data to transmit transactions, instead of a steady connection.
What frequency will you use? There are differences between countries about ISM.868 or 915 MHz, depending on the jurisdiction.
That's right. It uses the open/free frequency spectrum, and only sends short bursts of data to transmit transactions, instead of a steady connection.
What frequency will you use? There are differences between countries about ISM. 
It would be nice if I could receive e-mails about bitcoincard.
Do you have a newsletter?
Do you have a newsletter?
No. We just make announcements here and Reddit, and on our mycelium.com website.
I'm sure you will hear of it on all channels when this nice little gadget gets released.
It would be nice if I could receive e-mails about bitcoincard.
Do you have a newsletter?
Do you have a newsletter?
No. We just make announcements here and Reddit, and on our mycelium.com website.
It would be nice if I could receive e-mails about bitcoincard.
Do you have a newsletter?
Do you have a newsletter?
Best we can guess is around end of this year, or early next year.
Yes, aiming for way less than that. But not final yet, since we aren't completely finished with everything.
and there is an aprox date when we may see something?
Yes, aiming for way less than that. But not final yet, since we aren't completely finished with everything.
but what is that price aprox?
No official threads yet. We are trying to keep the price as low as possible (lower than other hardware wallets)
Only see this one currently available for purchase, but that should give you some idea I would think.
http://www.bitcointrezor.com/ $119
but what is that price aprox?
That's right. It uses the open/free frequency spectrum, and only sends short bursts of data to transmit transactions, instead of a steady connection.
No official threads yet. We are trying to keep the price as low as possible (lower than other hardware wallets)
This claims that the Bitcoin communication will take place through radio waves !!! Am I reading it right ?
By the way, is cardreaderfactory.com offering something similar ?
That is right. Bitcoincard is designed to be used without an internet connection. I don't know anything about cardreaderfactory.
Is not it the fact that military permission is required to use radio waves in commercial purpose ?
Moreover, after the last hack, it seems Satoshi ordered something from cardreaderfactory.com using [email protected] and as per their website they are a card designing firm doing something related to Bitcoin. I assume, Satoshi wanted to spread the usage of Bitcoin beyond internet too...
Military permission? Never heard of that one. There are certain frequencies free-to-use for everyone (within limitations). If other frequencies are used, one can get (= pay for) licences at the regulating body. Just like they paid those insane amounts to buy UMTS mobile internet frequency licences..
It is widely assumed that satoshi hat nothing to do with that mail/order at all. Some random person entered his mailaddress in an order for fun. It wouldn't make sense for satoshi to use his public mailaddress, as the company would know his shipping address too then.
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No official threads yet. We are trying to keep the price as low as possible (lower than other hardware wallets)
This claims that the Bitcoin communication will take place through radio waves !!! Am I reading it right ?
By the way, is cardreaderfactory.com offering something similar ?
That is right. Bitcoincard is designed to be used without an internet connection. I don't know anything about cardreaderfactory.
Is not it the fact that military permission is required to use radio waves in commercial purpose ?
Moreover, after the last hack, it seems Satoshi ordered something from cardreaderfactory.com using [email protected] and as per their website they are a card designing firm doing something related to Bitcoin. I assume, Satoshi wanted to spread the usage of Bitcoin beyond internet too...
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