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toephu2yesterday at 9:43 PM2 repliesview on HN

What problem was it solving though? NFC contactless payments is already pretty fast and convenient. I feel like Amazon One Palm was invented to solve for a problem we didn't really have. Thus the failure.


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michaeltyesterday at 10:10 PM

There are certain enterprise applications that particularly like biometrics.

Gym entry system where you can't share your entry fob with a buddy

Corporate access control system, no need for a guard to deal with people who've forgotten their cards.

Time clock where it's impossible for workers to clock other people in/out.

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