I have a bad shopping habit, REALLY BAD. I buy heaps (Aussie word of the day) of video games, toys, clothes, and the most costly - electronics. My shopping addiction is enabled by my refusal to use cash since cash is a very tangible and visible way to gauge what you can and can’t afford. Thats why I’m an ATM/credit card swipin’ fool.

Enter Jacob Palmborg’s, “Card” concept. The RFID enabled card links to all of your money accounts and displays them on a screen. The whole thing is biometrically secured so no worries about someone else getting your info. You can even use it to shop like an ATM card but here’s the catch. It tells you how much money you have left and forecasts what kind of situation you’ll be in if you buy “said item”. OMG, it’s like having a pocket sized conscience! Since it’s just a web enabled screen, the card can also double as ID, any ID.

So lets see, this “card” basically consolidates a lot of what I carry in my wallet. Now if it were a phone too, I’d be set. Speaking of phones, where was this when I contemplated on throwing down $600 for an iPhone. I think my checking account went from a disconcerting smile to an all out sad face.

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[Via Yanko Design]