If you’re a user of Foursqure, checkout this amazing hack from Dan W. Dan has come up with an idea where he takes his Oyster Card and uses it to “check in” to a venue. I think the idea is pure genius and I hope he can carry it further. Nothing like the Oyster Card exists for New York City but, even without it tied to a mass transit system, a FourTap Card and a FourTap Card Reader would help the geo-location service explode – giving non-smart phone users a chance to tell people where they are and who with – not to mention making “checking in” much easier and faster.
FourTap – Checking in to Foursquare using an Oystercard from Dan W on Vimeo.
Confirmed Mir:ror works with MBTA’s CharlieCard Boston can use fourtap.