Taiwan's iPass Releases Floppy Disk Pre-Paid Cash Card (tomshardware.com)
(Saturday December 27, 2025 @05:01AM (msmash)
from the streak-continues dept.)
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- News link: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/12/27/0236249/taiwans-ipass-releases-floppy-disk-pre-paid-cash-card
- Source link: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/floppy-disk-pre-paid-cash-card-launched-in-taiwan-nfc-payment-method-only-has-a-card-function-warns-supplier-so-keep-it-out-of-your-fdd
Taiwan's iPass has released a limited-edition prepaid payment card [1]shaped exactly like a 3.5-inch floppy disk . The company, perhaps rightly so, felt the need to include a warning on the product listing: "This product only has a card function and does not have a 3.5mm [sic] disk function, please note before purchasing."
The NFC-enabled novelty card went on sale starting Christmas Eve and comes in black or yellow finishes at 1:1 scale. It works across Taiwan's public transport network -- buses, trains, subways, taxis, and bike rentals -- as well as convenience stores like 7-Eleven and FamilyMart, supermarkets, pharmacies, and fast-food chains including McDonald's and Burger King.
The floppy disk joins an increasingly absurd lineup of iPass form factors. Previous releases have included, Tom's Hardware reports, a Motorola DynaTAC replica, model trains, a flip-flop, an LED-lit Godzilla snow globe, and a blood bag. Taiwan's PCHome24 online store currently lists 838 different iPass card designs. A standard card costs NT$100 (about $3.20) and comes without stored value.
[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/floppy-disk-pre-paid-cash-card-launched-in-taiwan-nfc-payment-method-only-has-a-card-function-warns-supplier-so-keep-it-out-of-your-fdd
The NFC-enabled novelty card went on sale starting Christmas Eve and comes in black or yellow finishes at 1:1 scale. It works across Taiwan's public transport network -- buses, trains, subways, taxis, and bike rentals -- as well as convenience stores like 7-Eleven and FamilyMart, supermarkets, pharmacies, and fast-food chains including McDonald's and Burger King.
The floppy disk joins an increasingly absurd lineup of iPass form factors. Previous releases have included, Tom's Hardware reports, a Motorola DynaTAC replica, model trains, a flip-flop, an LED-lit Godzilla snow globe, and a blood bag. Taiwan's PCHome24 online store currently lists 838 different iPass card designs. A standard card costs NT$100 (about $3.20) and comes without stored value.
[1] https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/floppy-disk-pre-paid-cash-card-launched-in-taiwan-nfc-payment-method-only-has-a-card-function-warns-supplier-so-keep-it-out-of-your-fdd
Not a "floppy disk" (Score:2)
by Mr. Dollar Ton ( 5495648 )
A floppy disk case, mimicking the form factor that was already hard, if somewhat fragile.
Where can I get my 8-inch version, the one that actually flopped?
aka: 90 mm (Score:2)
It was commonly labelled as 90 mm, you/d think they could've got that right.