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Posts Tagged ‘SUICA’

Locker Unlocker

Suica used to pay for lockers in Shibuya station.
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A Curious Vend

04 Feb 2011
A vending machine that uses SUICA for payments. This isn’t the future, more of a diversion. Taken in a 5 minute wait for our interviewee.
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Ad Pick-Up

04 Feb 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Shibuya
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Interactive advertisment using your osaifu-keitai. What contexts are conducive for what kinds of interaction?
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Touch Screen Vending

This acure Shibuya station vending machine by the JR East Water Business Co. is interesting on a number of levels: it’s using a touch screen …
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Territories Expanded

06 Nov 2010
In: Future Perfect, Shibuya, back of
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The interesting thing here is not that you can pay for vending machine goods with your travel card; or that you can check the balance …
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Contactless Confusion

30 Dec 2008
In: Future Perfect, Shinagawa
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A feature of contactless cards is the ability to authenticate (pass through ticket barriers/make payments/…) without removing the card from the wallet or purse. Except that …
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SuiPo

20 Mar 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Ginza
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The eagle eyed amongst you will have no doubt spotted the SuiPo (Suica Poster) touch point situated to the left and right of a Tokyo …
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Touch & Go Reservation, Payment

22 Jan 2006
In: Cultural Norms, Harajuku
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Advertisement in Harajuku station showing passenger of a Japan Railways Green Car (first class carriage) using mobile phone touch and go interaction to pay for a seat. …
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