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perfume to go

Conquest Credit Card Perfume Makes Eliot Spitzer Happy

A perfume called Conquest which comes in a credit card made of steel, capable of storing 20 milliliters of musk-loaded liquid? Atomize it away, Mr. Spitzer, because this seems like the perfect addition to the wallets of punters, NY state ex-governors or anyone with perfume-to-go needs. Whoever you are. [Tuvie]

9:12 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Jesus Diaz
1,713 views, 11 comments

gadgets

RFID Credit Cards Can Be Hacked With $8 Worth of Stuff

Xeni of Boing Boing, Boing Boing TV and internet fame shows us that anyone—including the shady looking dude behind you in line—can hack an RFID-enabled credit card for just $8 worth of equipment. All it takes is $8 and a trip to eBay to get a reader, which you can then take and flail around to read in people's info. With their name, credit card number and expiration date, you can go online and get to shopping. Scary? Yes. But you can get around this hack if your wallet is made out of stainless steel or any similar material that won't jab you in the ass when you sit down. [Boing Boing]

3:20 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Jason Chen
10,560 views, 63 comments

Latest by mike-atron: The only real issue with RFID in this application is the false sense of security it gives people who don't understand the tech. It is just a more convenient way of processing the data, and really no more secure than more »

concept

Credit Card Piggy Bank Robs You of Smashing Satisfaction

A credit card piggy bank would be no fun at all. Where is the joy in sticking a credit card into pig's back when you can't smash it later on to blow your earnings on some frivolous item? Besides, using a credit card or debit card to wirelessly add money into a savings account does not make sense. However, some greedy child could definitely use this bank to hit their relatives up for a bigger allowance. Excuses like "I don't have any cash on me" won't get you off the hook anymore. Good thing this is only a concept device. [Behance via DVICE]

7:55 PM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,916 views, 5 comments

Latest by Worf: The problem is, do these get counted as "cash advances" on your credit card? They're a far more evil thing than using a credit card to purchase stuff since they accumulate interest *immediately*. About the only useful thing would be if more »

korea

USB Credit Card Brings Korea to the 22nd Century

While we're just now struggling to get credit cards that pay wirelessly, Korea's already moved on to the next stage and made their credit card USB-compatible. Not only can you wave this thing in front of a register like Harry Potter trying to Wingardium Leviosa Hermione's dress, you can plug this into your computer to make online purchases as well. It saves you the trouble of either remembering your CC number or fetching your wallet every time you want to buy a copy of, say, an iPhone book on Amazon. Korea: not just the place where red hot world cup ladies come from anymore. [etnews via The Raw Feed]

4:40 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Jason Chen
4,819 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: @exigent: actually, all of them can afford fancy HD televisions and live very well. I want to take this opportunity to say that there are forum idiots that don't know what they are saying. Korea HDI: 91 out of 100. more »

good credit

Diamond Card...Actually Made of Diamonds

Smart Card maker GK Power has been contracted by Dubai First Bank to produce 1,000 diamond-packing credit cards for their most affluent clients. While the deal cost the bank $175,000 just in materials, we're more interested in the conversation when some guy loses his card.
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10:39 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Mark Wilson
5,483 views, 12 comments

photos

Credit Card Image Viewer Is Easily Pantsable

Like carrying pictures of your kids around but have way too many kids? This Wallet Pix credit card sized picture viewer lets you take out 58 wallet-sized photos in digital form, all in a package you can fit easily into your wallet. It has auto-shutoff and auto-resizing, and works with newer Windows machines. And at 58 wallet-sized photos, that's enough for 54 of your spawn and 4 of your wives, because there's no way in hell that one woman could pop out 57 kids—even with twins and triplets mixed in there. [LNT via Random Good Stuff]

2:37 PM on Mon Oct 1 2007
By Jason Chen
3,600 views, 9 comments

Latest by ANoel: @Jason Chen: Plus she probably started having kids @ 12.Jeebus! They created their own Willage! more »

always be prepared

Credit Card Cutlery For Wilderness Dining

We're not sure what kind of lousy restaurant you'd have to go to for them not to supply you with a fork and knife, but if you're ever hunting and killing your own super-boar, this credit card cutlery set is the way to go. More »

3:10 PM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By Jason Chen
1,525 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Ultra-slim Credit Card-Sized Bluetooth Keyboard

Similar to the Freedom Mini Bluetooth keyboard, this Freedom Slim keyboard lets you add qwerty input to non-qwerty phones—the iPhone, perhaps? More »

8:00 AM on Fri Feb 9 2007
By Jason Chen
7,677 views, 9 comments

gadgets

PQI Chinese New Year Inspired Credit Card Drive

Good news pigs! PQI is releasing a limited edition Fortune Pig Edition flash card drive. It's a 2GB flash drive in the shape of a credit card adorned with dragony-ish Chinese-y designs on the front to make you believe that storing your Firefox bookmarks is some kind of ancient Chinese secret. More »

5:44 PM on Wed Jan 31 2007
By Jason Chen
403 views, 5 comments

portable media

Walletex Wallet Flash Credit Card MP3 Player

Carry around one less thing when you trade in your standard MP3 player for the Wallet Flash. It's a credit card-sized player with a double-sided USB adapter (you can plug it in any direction) and built-in playback controls. More »

6:32 PM on Wed Jan 10 2007
By Jason Chen
1,366 views, 6 comments

gadgets

Credit Card Case Clock: Cool

Here's a clock for road warriors who have a hard time figuring out those hotel room alarm clocks, and it's easy to take along since it's the size of a credit card case. We're really digging that transparent display, hanging those numbers out there in space, but too bad it's not backlit. It's pretty simple, tilting up to make its own stand. Hard to beat for just under 20 bucks. – Charlie White More »

10:53 AM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Charlie White
1,344 views, 7 comments

gadgets

Credit Card-Sized Wrench For Your Wallet

If you're always looking to loosen bolts wherever you go, but hate that bulky wrench-pocket look, here's the credit-card sized wrench substitute from the UK. Easy to carry and easy to use (sort of), the card works on metric sizes ranging from M6 to M14. Does that mean it won't work on bolts in the US? If anything, carrying around a stainless steel card in your wallet means one more weapon you get to fling at would-be muggers. Available for 7.99 ($15). – Jason Chen More »

6:30 PM on Wed Aug 9 2006
By Jason Chen
211 views, 4 comments

Latest by Craig: These things have been around for years...how do they qualify as news? more »

gadgets

Citibank Releases RFID Credit Cards

People who claim RFID marks the end of the world should probably step aside for a moment now that Citibank is starting to release credit cards that use the radio technology. The MasterCard PayPass looks like a ordinary keychain, but the embedded RFID chip replaces the traditional magnetic strip found on regular credit cards. Once waved in front of a PayPass reader, the user's credit card is automatically charged. Considering such readers aren't very common yet, the RFID credit card is still some time away from replacing your precious piece of plastic. More »

4:17 PM on Sat Jul 1 2006
By Gizloco
3,625 views, 19 comments

Latest by Worf: You know, you can rely on two things if you want to read these cards. One, is that males would have it either in their pocket, ,or in their wallet, and two, lineups and other chokepoints during shopping result in more »

gadgets

Silver Wallet #1 Ejects Credit Cards With Button Push

Not sure how this block of aluminum would feel in your pocket if you sat on it, but the Silver Wallet #1 has six slots for credit cards, driver's licenses or IDs and can spit them all out with the push of a button. Its mechanical battery-free design has six of those buttons, each with your choice of interchangeable icons or colors. More »

10:31 AM on Tue Apr 11 2006
By Charlie White
1,451 views, 11 comments

gadgets

Card Beeper Makes You Jack-Proof

Card Beeper is a credit card case that cries out in anguish when there is no card inside. Every 20 seconds, you'll hear a beep if you've forgotten to get your card back from a merchant, or if you've been jacked by a pickpocket. There's a money clip on the back, too, so your cash is safe as well. At $26, this anti-theft (and anti-forget) device could pay for itself with just one incident. Well, unless the thief takes the beeper, too. More »

1:08 PM on Wed Mar 22 2006
By Charlie White
383 views, 9 comments

Latest by madderhatter: ... and right off their website: "But even so, it is sufficiently insistent to ensure that you are never in doubt when you have left your behind." Left my behind ? more »