Dynamics unveils credit card on steroids

Dynamics, a startup company focusing on card technology, has introduced a novel solution to the problems of card security and having too many cards. They have come up with what they call Card 2.0, basically it's a card that can reprogram the magnetic strip on the card on the fly. For instance, you could have all your accounts listed on on card, then when you go to pay just pick the account you want to pay with.

Another great idea is the hidden card, which hides the last four numbers of the card until you type in a password on the card itself. This means that even if someone steals your card, they can't use it without the passcode. Pretty nifty. Since the cards are electronic, they do run on a battery, but it's said to last three years on a full charge, so that shouldn't be an issue. This seems like a winner to us, and cold tide us over until we can make payments from our cell phones.

[Businesswire]