Apr 6, 2007
I was in Vancouver this week, and saw these remarkable parking meters. You could either pay with coins, or pay using your cell phone. This is such a wonderfully progressive use of technology that is not too complex for the average citizen to use, while utilizing the most advanced tools available to make life better.
Bravo Vancouver!
Why does this interest me, you may ask? All over Europe, and Israel as well, you can buy food and drinks at vending machines by SMSing a code to the number on the machine, which then causes the product to be dispensed. In Japan, they've taken it a step further and put a credit card chip into the cellphone, replacing the card all together. Here in the great USA, I can't expect consistent service in my home town. Forget about using my phone to make purchases for anything other than what the cell phone company wants to sell me...
How do we expect to stay at the top if we can't efficiently enable and encourage our country mates to embrace technology?
Labels: Mobile, Phones, Progress, Technology
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