It’s curtains for your wallet.
Apple just introduced a new kind of digital ID for iPhone and Apple Watch users that is almost — but not quite — a replacement for your physical passport.
Apple’s new Digital ID is based on your passport and can be presented to TSA agents for domestic travel at some U.S. airports. But right now, it can’t be used to cross borders.
It’s a big deal because your passport is the last stubborn obstacle to a fully digital wallet.
Apple already digitized payment cards, loyalty cards, person-to-person payments, tickets, passes and more. The last step is digitizing IDs, and Apple’s move lays the groundwork for actual digital IDs that will work globally.
Say goodbye to that unsightly bulge in your pocket.
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I never warmed to Apple’s Shortcuts app because I could never find shortcuts that looked useful to me. This list includes at least three I’m going to download.
We go hands-on with one of the fastest three-in-one iPhone/Apple Watch/AirPods chargers on the market right now, and find that it’s almost perfect.
How Apple almost got into the restaurant game.
Yesterday’s poll asked if anyone was interested in spending $230 on a glorified iPhone sock. See the brutal results below.
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Are you ready to ditch your physical wallet/purse?
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