Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:<[log in to unmask]>...
> Gavin Scott wrote:
> >
> > Gary writes:
> > > Funny I always thought the inspiration for cell phones was
> > > from StarTrek communicators. Just look at the flip phones for
> > > example.
> >
> > I wonder why Motorola chose to name them "Star Tac".
>
> Also a bit of "Dick Tracy" thrown in with the wrist-TV-radio, the new
> cell phones trying to bring the video back, combined with the
> walkie-talkie style of talk (and watch), even goes one-up on the Star
> Trek communicators.
>
> Jeff

I watched a foreign TV drama, It actually use a cell phone to do
e-commerce
on to video LCD, a POS terminal send debit request to the Bank, Bank
sends bard-code of Bank Approve code to client cell phone, POS
terminal scan this code from the LCD.

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