Everything important in one little pocket.

Google Wallet



Yesterday Google bought out a potentially life changing app for the Samsung Nexus S offered on Sprint Nextel.

The app allows you to pay for things by simply tapping or swiping the phone, much similar to the contactless technology introduced a couple of years ago by Barclays.

Google are the first to launch this idea but not the only ones, Visa and American Express are also said to be launching similar products too. This will surely pave the way for faster more reliable ways of paying for products.

"In the future, our goal is to make it possible for you to add all of your payment cards to Google Wallet, so you can say goodbye to even the biggest traditional wallets," said Osama Bedier, vice president of payments at Google

This is yet another idea that makes our fast paced lives a little more relaxing, soon everything will be done through smart phones. But for people like me, who tend to misplace everything, it is a scary thought that your whole life will be on one little machine that can easily slide out of your pocket on the train.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20108224-266/google-wallet-opens-for-business/#ixzz1YTyAeNmJ

Written by Tom Hancock