Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Tokyo aims to eliminate physical id cards with its new electronic cell phone version. These electronic id’s will also let students unlock doors, register for school, purchase items, and even surf the internet. Outside of school, students can score discounts on movie tickets and at stores when their electronic id is shown.

“No student forgets to take a cellphone with him, even if he forgets his textbook,” university president Kosei Oguchi said on Friday.

Source:: [Yahoo]

Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Tokyo aims to eliminate physical id cards with its new electronic cell phone version. These electronic id’s will also let students unlock doors, register for school, purchase items, and even surf the internet. Outside of school, students can score discounts on movie tickets and at stores when their electronic id is shown.

“No student forgets to take a cellphone with him, even if he forgets his textbook,” university president Kosei Oguchi said on Friday.

Source:: [Yahoo]

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