Handheld Accessible ATMs
from the yeah,-but-will-they-still-charge-that-extra-buck? dept
Some new ATMs are being demonstrated – and they have no screen and no keyboard. Instead, you use the ATMs from your mobile phone or PDA. The ATM uses bluetooth to get the information from your phone or PDA (meaning, I assume that you’ll need a bluetooth-enabled device yourself). The system also may be able to deliver other things, like printing tickets or downloading MP3s as well. That’s all very nice, but will they call the police if you dial your PIN backwards?
Comments on “Handheld Accessible ATMs”
Whats in it for me?
I mean, how could this possibly make my life easier? Isn’t it easier to just use a built in screen. I they could make regular ATM machines smaller if they wanted to put them in more places. I always thought they were so bulky because of the money dispensing mechanisms. I’m just puzzled.
Easier?
Why Bluetooth? Almost all our PDA’s have IR right now…!
Re: Easier?
Because Bluetooth is more secure than IR, which is incredibly snoopable. IR also bounces reasonably well.
I’ve got a TV remote that will learn any IR code you can throw at it. It would only require that I stand somewhere behind you at the ATM with the thing in learn mode. I’d pick up any IR your handheld sent. After that, I have your bank account.
At least Bluetooth has some encryption wrapped around it as part of the standard.
Re: Re: Easier?
Ok, point taken (IR). I failed to think that one thru. I was thinking more along the lines of the added [re-]investment in equipment (PDA) to make use of the system. We bitch after all about $1.50 transaction fees…
Panic PIN...
Maybe *you* haven’t wondered about typing your PIN in backwards or something similar, but the people at halfbakery.com do….
Re: Panic PIN...
Oh wait, I just saw that kai already posted that… damn him. damn him to hell.