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SmartBeaver
 
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We've got smart phones, but what about smart credit cards that, like wallet-sized Lilliputians, tie you down when you're about to spend too much? If in your travels, you find yourself overspending on certain things - in my case, Starbucks iced coffee - this new money management tool could be useful. Through a service called inControl, you can tell your bank to decline your credit card at restaurants after, say, $300 in lunches in a month. Ron Lieber of the New York Times reports that...
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Curious
 
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Why not create multi-account credit cards? This will eliminate the need to carry a separate card for each account. Such a card will allow a user to select the account to draw from (an active account will be indicated with a small blinking light on the credit card); it will be possible to swipe it just like a regular credit card. The card will also have the built-in battery which is good for 4 years of normal use.
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Jay
 
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12/21/2010
I usually use a credit card while purchasing something. The main disadvantage of using credits cards is that it is difficult to monitor spent money. I want to have a wallet which will inform me about all changes with my bank account and will adjust to the sum of money available: * It will vibrate / beep each time a transaction take place; * When there isn't much money in bank account the wallet will resist its opening; * It will swell and shrink to reflect...
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Jocker
 
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10/12/2010
Fingerprints are unique to every human being. I suggest using fingerprints in ATMs. Banks could register a fingerprint in a bank system when opening an account. The whole procedure would be easy and secure if a person went to an ATM, placed his/her thumb on the reader, entered the security code and did his transaction.