A Card that Does it All

NFC Forum is currently advocating the use of contactless credit cards (Visa, MC), and mobile phones (Nokia and Motorola) embedded with smart chips that make it easy for consumers to spend their hard earned money with a simple wave at tap-n-go terminal, so a concept like this one from Plusminus may not be so far-fetched. Multifunctional Credit Cards will be able to combine a mobile phone, credit cards, and keys into one credit card sized device. Dima Komissarov plans to incorporate other great features to this all-in-one gadget such as video phone, GPS sytem, remote control, and even provide access to a remote computer. The device will require a fingerprint authorization for safety reasons, if the card needs to be used for payment or as a key.

Imagine the device that unites everything that you carry along: a mobile phone, a player, your credit and discount cards, your apartment and your car keys. We have imagined it and now introduce you to the future. The device in size of a credit card 54x85,6 mm (C'ALL) will replace all those. Moreover it can work as: - Video phone. Before making a call you can choose an operator of a mobile communication. - All credit and discount cards that you have. The built in program will prompt an optimum variant for discounts at the given payment place. - The remote control for any device. It can simultaneously display a teleschedule and recommendations of your favourite site. - Keys from doors of houses and cars you have an authorization to. - GPS-system that can automatically upload aerial photos from the Internet. - Library, video- and music shop. You can read, listen to and whatch all that at your choise. Go to a public online library or buy all that you want in any shop of the world. - Gaming device with support of network gaming (remember that you have a GPS and the virtual reality becomes quite real). - Even your computer that works with any operational system that is beeng uploaded through the Internet. For any actions connected with safety (payment, opening of a door, ...) the device authorizes you by reading your fingerprints. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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