Thoughts/musings from the leading edge of media, entertainment & technology
To Fend Off Apple, Google Might Let You Pay With Your Voice
For a while, it seemed like mobile payments were a geek’s dream wrapped in a whole lot of hype. But with last year’s launch of Apple Pay, the space has gotten real and heated up, forcing competitors to get serious about the future of how we’ll pay for things. Plaso, a new payment system that Google is testing out, is used to authenticate a purchase by the user saying his initials out loud.
Read the full article on Fast Company.
Related Posts
-
New Google Startup Seeks to Improve Life in the Big City
The former New York City deputy mayor for economic development and Google CEO Larry Page have come together to launch Sidewalk Labs, an independent company that aims to use technology to improve...
-
Intelligent Machines: Fear and Optimism
When I ran the Institute for Creative Technologies at USC, I had some of the leading researchers in artificial intelligence working in the organization. As amazing as the advances were, the work...
-
Apple and Google Ecosystem
When it comes to technology, most users mainly care about the results they get from what they’re using. That’s why Apple and Google are in a race to see who can get rid of apps first....
Comments are closed.