OYSTER MASS BEEPING SOUND/JAM MEMORIAL
Saturday 10th of June 2006 at 14:00 pm sharp
On Saturday 10th of June 2006 people in London are invited to take part in what is thought to be the first ever mass oyster beeping ever staged in a London tube station. People are invited to gather in the Stockwell tube station and scan their oyster card for 30second periods accompanied by a podcast of pre-recorded oyster beep tracks by msdm and guests. Rapid dispersion expected thereafter.
Download the arphield recordings podcast from
http://odeo.com/channel/85358
and bring the sounds on a portable music player to experience a mix of live and prerecorded Oyster beeps.
(((Meanwhile, in Paris:)))
"Paris Carte Orange travel card goes contactless
"More than 1.5 million Integrale and Imagine'R travel cardholders in Paris are being switched over to contactless smart cards (provided by ASK) for public transport ticketing, replacing Navigo's original paper-based 'Carte Orange' card.
Navigo appointed ASK to replace the paper-based Carte Orange for weekly and monthly travel buyers, starting from 20th May 2006. The new Navigo card is a dual interface (contact and contactless) microprocessor card, and will help combat fraud and reduce (...)
Fulløstory:ø
http://www.usingrfid.com/news/read.asp?lc=a42752rx727zh
