And I have issues with a PDA also being a mobile phone? Check out what DoCoMo is doing in Japan. Give the impact of losing something as losable as a mobile handset, I wonder. Here's the Silicon.com story: DoCoMo reveals mobile that's your keys, train ticket, cash.... And a snip:
Japanese mobile giant NTT DoCoMo has revealed plans that will see its next generation of mobile handsets become a sort of wireless wallet.Posted by Grayson at June 17, 2004 07:31 AMThe four new phones will be able to electronically take the place of everything from train tickets and virtual cash to an ID card and front door keys, using a smart-card system. The handsets will be available from early next month.