Wednesday, 13. November 2002

Optical antenna may allow 'point and pay' cards


A new funnel-shaped optical antenna could allow people to make payments by simply waving their credit cards near an infrared beam.

Its inventors at the University of Warwick, UK, believe their antenna would make the process secure and reliable. And if used in remote-controlled televisions, it could make channel hopping much easier.

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