iButton
There are currently over 55 million iButtons roaming around the world, and over half of those are being worn by people. Here are some reasons you might soon want to wear a chip every day:
- Locked door access
- Computer log-on
- Coin purse
- Medical information
- Internet transactions
- Citizen credential (driver’s license, passport, etc.)
Try to bend the iButton: you can’t. Drop it on the floor. Step on it. Forget to take it off while you go swimming. No problem. The sturdy button signet has been wear-tested for 10-year durability and 1 million hot contacts to the Blue Dot receptor. While cards are fine for playing poker, they are not a safe place to keep a fragile chip that defines your digital identity.