The story of Clinkle ($25 million SF payments Startup)

[googlemaster1]

http://www.businessinsider.com/inside-story-of-clinkle-2014-4#ixzz2yvEg938W

I see some things here that are interesting.  Instead of QR codes -> high frequency sounds as transmissions for payments?  Woah.  Thoughts?

[franky1]

clinkle had a few flaws which other technologies already existed to fill.

high frequency sound meant that other phones had to be in listening distance. and the sounds could get missed in high Decibel area's such as near trains, busy coffee shops and music concerts.

also to note the time for 2 phones to communicate (one setting phone to listen, other setting phone to send) aswell as agreeing on the terms of the transaction, and a per-arranged identity to avoid 'man in the middle' thefts by third parties also being set to listen. made the whole transaction timely, and not practical.

where as Bluetooth for secure distance upto 100 meters could solve the issue with more convenience, or QR codes could solve the problem with more efficiency. taking a picture is faster then listening to a 4 second soundbite.

clinkle was like bringing the irritating 'white noise' of 56k modems back to a generation of 4G phones.. very impractical in today's society

[franky1]

Bluetooth for secure distance upto 100 meters

Hahahaha!  From a guy who reads lots of science fluff and has never used Bluetooth. Every Bluetooth I used is dead after 10 meters.

thats bluetooth 1.0 (class 2(first gen)) your talking about. im happily using 2.0 (class 1) its been out for many years now, bluetooth even have version 4 now. but yea i should have emphasized the "upto" 100 metres as that's the key word, still better then clinkles 'hissing' or chirping that has to be much closer.

[b!z]

I really feel sorry for this Duplan guy and his investors.