If you are stuck with a standard card with contacts, as most are, then
elegant is probably not in your future.
If we are talking about other card types, there should be a lot of options.
The problem is that you are limited to
USB
ExpressCard/34
Bluetooth
802.11
(very unlikely - firewire)
Is there some other way to add hardware to a MacBook that I don't know
about?
Anything like a proximity card reader would have to be added, and the most
elegant way for MacBook users would be the ExpressCard slot because it could
be left in all the time. Anything else would a) run on batteries
(bluetooth) or b) plug into the computer in a way that would require
connecting/disconnecting and carrying along with.
If you are lucky enough to have a proximity card, then that would be cool!
Has anyone had experience with proximity cards?
Anyone heard of a cell phone with a smart card function that works over
bluetooth? That might be pretty cool too, as long as the basic Bluetooth
encryption is considered strong enough. Unfortunately for DOD, wireless
stuff is probably not an option. I like the idea of a cell phone because we
already carry one around, it can function as the only hardware trusted with
your PIN, it might be able to do facial recognition, a lot of them could
also provide geographic location as part of an authentication. A lot of
phones already have a smart card chip in them used by the service provider.
Adding a second chip doesn't like it would be that hard.
Paul Nelson
Thursby Software Systems, Inc.
> From: "Timothy J. Miller" <email@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 08:45:57 -0500
> To: Shawn Geddis <email@hidden>
> Cc: "Paul W. Nelson" <email@hidden>, "Carlsen, David D. Contractor"
> <email@hidden>, Apple Fed Talk <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: ExpressCard/34 references
>
> Shawn Geddis wrote:
>
>> Physical insertion of your Smart Card inside your laptop is not the best
>> of conditions, since the card / reader typically stick out.
>> There are other technical means that are more elegant and more Apple-like.
>
> Like what?
>
> -- Tim
>
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