Smart cards

A smart card is similar to a magnetic stripe card but contains a microprocessor chip. The first smart cards were prepaid telephone cards, which operated on stored prepaid values. They have moved on from this to be used for things such as library cards, credit cards, student cards, and electronic purses.

Today, there are three smart card types with different access methodologies.

Contact cards
With a contact smart card, the user inserts it into a reader in order to access the information on it. The data is then transferred once physical contact is made. The reader supplies power to the chip in the card through the contacts. These cards are used in financial applications such as store-value, debit, and credit cards because of their reliability and the high power available to the microchip processor. Contact cards are slower and require more servicing than contactless cards.

Contactless cards
Contactless cards communicate with the card reader using radio frequency technology. They are implanted with a radio antenna. No physical contact is required with the reader. Contactless smart cards are suitable for application in fast paced transactions. Proximity, close-coupled, and vicinity cards are sub-types of contactless cards. Vicinity cards are used in industrial tagging, car-park access, and library book tagging. Contactless cards cannot support encryption techniques and are expensive to manufacture. (more…)

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The rise in e-commerce transactions and innovations in payment methods mean that faster, more secure, and more convenient payment options are available to the consumer and retailer. For example, proximity payment methods such as radio frequency identification (RFID) are ideal in merchant locations where speed is essential. Payment information is sent from the consumer’s smart card via wireless technology to a reader at the payee site. The rise in card fraud over the last few years – caused by high levels of organized card crime as well as increases in the number and usage of payment cards – has persuaded financial services to adopt the more secure chip & PIN card where users input a PIN number instead of signing a receipt.

Proximity payment systems

Proximity payments are transactions that are conducted without having to manually swipe a card through a point-of-sale device. The user must be within a specified range of the wireless-reading device. (This range depends on the device – it could be anything between 2 centimeters and 20 meters.) With proximity payments, unlike mobile commerce transactions, payment details are not sent over the Internet. (more…)

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Last 2 week, I attend MIRC ICT Seminar, which talk about “Develop Your Online Business“, once of the topic is about “how to start your online business at Ebay”

This Ebay talk are almost similar with the previous MIRC ICT, and the same good deal they offer, Free Ebay Consultation, just have some update on the promotion code which is “MIRC1“, just access www.chiica.com/ebay to register it, you will entitle free consultation from ebay’s expertise

During this seminar, they show a special short video, which related with Ebay, and I found this very interesting and funny.

I also found this song at JennyHow.com, and the lyric are obtain from there, just a credit to Jenny How If you would like to have more video, my have a look at another 12 related ebay funny video at JennyHow.com
A used … pink bathrobe
A rare … mint snowglobe
A Smurf … TV tray
I bought on eBayMy house … is filled with this crap
Shows up in bubble wrap (more…)

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Back to my previous post on MIRC ICT week, I have gain some valuable info about getting free consultation on Ebay… I did not get this flyer actually, but my friend Legend Chew who have this flyer in the goodies bag. Thank to Legend who scan this info and mail it to me!

When talking about E-Commerce, there are a lot of gurus out there. For blogger, I know there are 2 blogger that very pro in this field, Jenny How, full time eBay seller and Kaiwah, an E-Commerce lecturer. There are quite some interesting e-commerce topic in their blog.

For the above information, you just need to logon to www.ebay.com/onramp and submit your contact to Ebay, some one from Ebay will contact you and guide your step by step to become a seller on Ebay.

I am going to try it out soon, because I wish to become a Ebay seller and earn some extra cash too.

Don’t Miss out this FREE service!!!

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2days ago(thursday) once of my friend want to buy some IT gadget online, but he don’t have May Bank account for transaction, so ask me to help him contact the seller & make payment thought my May Bank account(maybank2u.com)

I browse thought the online store and found few interesting gatget, one is Hand Pressing Flash Light and another is Lighting earnpick, i also bought 2 unit on both item, the next day (friday) already arrive.

Hand Pressing Flash Light

This item was not bad, it cost me RM6, no need battery, is some thing like dinamo flash light, i have tested yesterday night, the flash light open 2 hour continous was no problem, and after the light goes blur, i need to press it in and out for 5 min, then the light goes bright again.

My 2 cent :
It is make from China, in this device, it have a item(so call rechargable battery) that able to store electrict, i not sure how long it can last.

Lighting Earpick

This device are suitable for parent, to help their chirldren clean ear wax, it is using AAA size battery, should be able to last long

My2 cent:
I just buy for fun, my be can as gift for those “new” parent, or may be for my son in future……hehe

I bought both of this item from Kemen Marketing, this is their online store, fast delivery and respond, hope can deal with them soon.

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