Consumer Gadgets: 50 Ways to Have Fun and Simplify Your Life with Today’s Technology…and Tomorrow’s

Chapter 32. Simplifying Convenience Payments: ExxonMobil Speedpass

If you’ve ever wanted to fill up your car or truck with gas and make convenience-store purchases in a hurry, lines at the cash register and fumbling for change or for credit cards can be a real hassle.-The ExxonMobil Speedpass can help you avoid many of these situations. It automatically links to a standard credit or check card that you specify during enrollment and allows you to make payments for gas and other convenience-store items. The Speedpass system uses a 1.5-inch tag that attaches to your key ring. It uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to communicate with a special reader mounted in the gas pump or near the cash register. To make a gas purchase, you ...