Transit gate tappers are endlessly fascinating to watch: feather touchers, slappers, pocket fumblers, precision marchers, schlep slumpers. The daily routine is never routine. Apple Watch transit-gating has a different set […]
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Public tests for new JR East Suica/QR combo transit gate (Updated)
The new JR East Suica/QR gate design was unveiled back in December along with the new Takanawa Gateway station details. Test gate installations have been in service at Takanawa Gateway […]
Apple
iOS 14 Apple Maps Japan Wish List: filling the blanks (Updated)
Apple Maps Japan can’t catch a break. Traffic has been available since September 2019 but only got listed on the feature availability page last week, June 2020. Handa International Airport […]
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Next Up for Octopus: Google Pay or something else?
Apple Pay Octopus launch day was a big success, so successful that Octopus apologized for their servers buckling under the demand. What’s next for Octopus, Google Pay? There are some […]
Mobile Transit
Apple Pay Octopus launch…for real
Good news for Hong Kong iPhone users: press invitations labeled ‘Redefining Mobile Payments’ that went out to local media outlets on May 28 signaled Octopus for Apple Pay would finally […]
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iPhone SE: more Apple Pay Suica making way for Mobile PASMO
Suica was the big thing that put Apple Pay front and center in Japan. It still does, everybody loves using Apple Pay Suica Express Transit for Face/Touch ID-free transit and […]