It’s been a few years since that elusive online persona going by the handle ‘FeliCa Dude‘ has posted anything on social media. Wish I was wrong but I think it’s […]
Mobile Transit
Return of The Plastic Suica
September 1, 2024 marks the return of Suica and PASMO plastic cards to local station kiosks after sales were suspended in August 2023 due to IC chip shortages. While not […]
Help Desk
EX Shinkansen Mobile Ticket Quick Guide
Sections Service OverviewsmartEX RegistrationEX Reservation RegistrationIC Card LinkingeTicket Reservation • Purchase IntroJR Central offers the EX Online Ticketing Services and accompanying EX App for Shinkansen mobile eTickets that can be […]
Mobile Payments
iOS 18.1 NFC & SE Platform: final destination for the iPhone open NFC saga
Apple announced a new iOS 18.1 API for iPhone: the NFC & SE Platform, a new framework for in-app NFC transactions using iPhone XS and later Secure Element. The key part of […]
Mobile Transit
Lazy Galapagos Media Lizards and the Transit IC Problem
Anytime you see ‘galapagos’ mentioned in any Japanese related tech article, know this: the writer is a lazy hack spicing up a crappy article with a sexy title. It’s no […]