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Thumbs up!
A distinctly personal form
of “money” that cannot be lost or easily stolen, Thumbs Up! eliminates the expense of printed/coined money, bulky wallets, confusing code numbers, and the frustration of forgotten keys. If someone steals your thumb, you are additionally liable only for the first $50 debited.
Using a scanner, Thumbs Up! identifies the individual making a purchase and approves or denies the transaction through his or her “signature print.” Transactions between individuals would
be inputted on the receiver’s personal wrist time/computer/ televideo communications device, with the thumb imprint on the face again approving the transaction. Thumbs Up! – don’t leave home without it.
Martin Westley, IDSA is Director of Product Design at Lee Payne Associates, an Atlanta-based industrial design consulting firm.