Sony's New Outlet Will Charge You to Charge up in Public [Video]

Last month, Sony announced its intentions to unleash two "smart outlets" on the world that would use NFC and RFID to authenticate users and monitor electricity consumption on a micro level. While it may someday be handy for charging up electric cars, in the near-term it's more likely that in the near future, you'll be paying hard cash to juice up your phone at the airport. Which, hey, pretty awful! More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/ncyNBFwB3q4/sonys-smart-outlet-will-make-you-pay-for-public-power

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