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Troika Social Security card concept turns your card into a gadget
The Social Security card is one of those objects that's about as low-tech as they come. It's a card with a number on it. That's it. But what if we wanted to give it an update for the 21st century? FrogDesign came up with an idea for just that.
The Troika is a concept Social Security card that offers some pretty big improvements over what we've got now. There's a thumbprint reader, buttons that change the screen from SS to Driver's License to Passport so you only need to carry one card around, a protective rim and an aluminum body. Seems a bit fancier than the current model, no? Just hope it doesn't get wet, otherwise you're screwed.
By Stargate525 at 6:07 PM ON 04/09/09
Actually, the thing looks like it's sealed with the protective rim, so I'd imagine it could survive quite a few dunkings.
By Leeloo Dallas at 6:20 PM ON 04/09/09
Multipass!
By Deathbringer757 at 10:31 PM ON 04/09/09
Nice then there will only one thing identity thieves need to steal =P
By Honeymoon Holidays at 3:04 AM ON 04/10/09
Sounds Good,
Hope They Dont make it more ugly then this
By cb at 3:14 PM ON 04/10/09
what happens when it runs out of power
By HalJordan at 10:46 PM ON 04/10/09
I wish Douglas Adams were still around to see his "IdentaEase"!
By KatieKeepsake at 2:29 PM ON 04/13/09
I love the idea of this. And i hate it when I forget to bring proof of soc.Security to the BMV. Gayyyy. But yeah, I want one of these (y).
By vincentsy at 10:14 PM ON 04/16/09
its creative.w/ gd positioning to the market, this can be very successful. i just dont think P + DL +SS is a gd combination. And i dont know why u need those three buttons. i have some idea to enchance the switching. contact me if u a interested in
By Whitetiger at 4:21 PM ON 04/17/09
I think that #1 is a biometric scanner. Or it could be one, in that case, it makes it a lot harder to steal or to use someone else's ID. If that's the case, where do I get one?
By Wyle_E at 8:46 PM ON 04/20/09
Why not include the debit-card function, plus an RFID chip that reports to Washington whenever you enter a public building and a GPS receiver-recorder that remembers your movements for the last few hours? All legal visitors and immigrants would get temporary cards, so anyone who can't produce a valid card can be considered an Unperson, and disposed of summarily. Presto! No more crime!
By Kamixon at 2:59 AM ON 05/02/09
Oh goodie another way for the government to track what your doing so they can control you.
on your cellphone!
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