Gerry McGovernJul 16

I'm writing a story about hidden e-waste. Chips and electronics in products such as children's toys, shoes, clothes, etc.

Anyone has some funny / weird examples of products you don't expect to have chips / or that have no useful reason to have chips--but still do? Or examples of really throwaway electronics such as vapes?

Show threadIainJul 16
@gerrymcgovern do the paper wrist bands with nfc tags in them count?
A local amusement park uses them for their day tickets.
One day use, and designed to be thrown away without realising how the "magic" worked
Show threadAlexsandraSmart
@Bakeri666 @gerrymcgovern
Yes they count. @kenshirriff did a breakdown (literally in acid etc) of a paper metro ticket. He posted a thread about it on here somewhere, but he has a website with a blog post https://www.righto.com/2024/06/montreal-mifare-ultralight-nfc.html that I really recommend.
Inside the tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets

To use the Montreal subway (the Métro), you tap a paper ticket against the turnstile and it opens. The ticket works through a system called ...

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Show threadScott P ✅Jul 17

@AlexsandraSmart @Bakeri666 @gerrymcgovern @kenshirriff

That blog post is really quite fascinating. Thanks, Ken!

Show threadIainJul 17
@AlexsandraSmart @gerrymcgovern @kenshirriff a format and re-write later and my son and my wristbands are ready to be useful in the house... I just need to figure out what to use them for! But they aren't being binned