A smart card is a plastic card about the size of a credit card, with an embedded microchip that can be loaded with data, used for telephone calling, electronic cash payments, and other applications, and then periodically refreshed for additional use. Currently or soon, you may be able to use a smart card to:
smart card * Dial a connection on a mobile telephone and be charged on a per-call basis
smart card * Establish your identity when logging on to an Internet access provider or to an online bank
smart card * Pay for parking at parking meters or to get on subways, trains, or buses
smart card * Give hospitals or doctors personal data without filling out a form
smart card * Make small purchases at electronic stores on the Web (a kind of cybercash)
smart card * Buy gasoline at a gasoline station
