O2 wallet phone
O2, TFL, and BarclayCard have teamed up to create the O2 wallet phone. You can use your wallet phone to pay for goods at participating locations just like a credit card. And when you go to swipe your Oyster card at the Tube station, you can instead ‘swipe’ your phone and display it to all who are lurking.
One of the most basic safety principles is to keep your valuable items in separate places; keep your keys in your coat, your cash in one pocket, credit cards in another. That way if anything goes missing, most likely it won’t be everything.
With all of these functions combined into one device, it makes for one highly C.R.A.V.E.D. item.
18% of thefts from person are mobile phones, just second highest below cash (1). And one mobile phone is stolen every minute (2). Thanks to the 02 wallet phone, when your phone gets nicked, not only will thieves have access to your credit card, they can also conveniently get away faster with a free Tube journey!
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Smith, J (2003) ‘The nature of personal robbery’ [online]. Home Office Research Study 254. London: Home Office. Available from: http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ [Accessed 20th November 2007].
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The Caudwell Group News Release (2005) [Accessed 7th January 2008].Available from: http://www.caudwell.com/