Hold on Tight, the Future is Coming

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In case you haven't heard, Google has announced another product that is going to revolutionize the way you do everything ever. Google Wallet is a way to turn your cell phone into a giant credit card and wave it at things to make purchases in stores. Right now you need a special chip in your phone, an app, and a specific few credit cards for it to work, and it only works at a handful of merchants (although Bloomingdale's is on the short list, so hell yeah for that). But supposedly this is the future: a place where accidentally dropping your cell phone in the toilet of a bar bathroom can ruin your life in a million different ways. [The High Low]