JR East, JR West and JR Hokkaido will take another step towards paperless Shinkansen ticketing in 2019. The yet unnamed service will link the existing EkiNet online reservation system with […]
Apple - iPhone
Face ID for face masks…not
Japanese iPhone X users on the daily commuter grind with face masks look like they have finally gotten relief: iOS 12 Face ID supports Alternate Appearances. Hay fever sufferers, high […]
Apple - Apple Pay Suica - EMV - MIFARE - NFC-Felica - watchOS
WWDC18 Apple Pay
Door locks…check, ID…check, transit…oops. The Information got 2 out of 3 right but the transit stuff was a bust. We won’t get the whole iOS 12 and watchOS 5 story […]
Japanese Typography
macOS Mojave Gets OpenType-SVG Font Support
(aka Means Girls in the Mirror) iOS 12: my Siri still sucks… watchOS 5: my WebKit is too big… macOS Mojave: I have really bad OpenType-SVG fonts. Ew…
Apple - NFC-Felica - watchOS
New NFC Features Coming to iOS 12 and watchOS 5
Kevin Lynch offered a sneak peak of new Core NFC functionally/features with contactless Student ID cards coming to iOS 12 and watchOS 5. The key point was the ability to […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - Apple Pay Suica - Apple Pay Transit - EMV - MIFARE - NFC-Felica - Suica - Transit
Market Risks when Problems aren’t Fixed
Transit cards have one job: get the user through the ticket gate quickly and reliably every time, no questions asked. Because they are bullet proof, fast, highly reliable and also […]
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