Doesn't everyone quietly wish that there was a little person living inside their wallets to tell them how much they could stand to spend or, alternatively, tell them to stop swiping their cards altogether. The geniuses at MIT Media Lab are working on the miniature Adriana Lima and Scarlet Johansson bit (and if they aren't, they should be), but in the meantime, the Information Ecology group there has developed three prototypes of the Proverbial Wallet.
In an age when mindless swiping of credit cards has millions in debt, the makers of the Proverbial Wallet figured it was time to bring back tactile feedback to spending. Using Bluetooth technology, these three prototypes tell you in three varying ways how your bank account is doing. "Tactile feedback reflecting our personal balances and transactions helps us develop a subconscious financial sense that guides responsible decisions," say
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