{"id":142721,"date":"2021-10-05T13:39:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T04:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=142721&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2021-10-05T13:39:03","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T04:39:03","slug":"smart-ring-with-payment-system-on-trial-at-ropponmatsu-tsutaya","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/smart-ring-with-payment-system-on-trial-at-ropponmatsu-tsutaya\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart-ring WIth Payment System On Trial at Ropponmatsu Tsutaya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A smart ring for contactless payment, known as Evering, will be tested at the Tsutaya bookstore in Ropponmatsu, Fukuoka City. The wearable smart device was developed by a domestic company and has a tiny Wi-Fi IC chip inside. The ring is available in seventeen different sizes, and users can be charged up to \u00a5120,000 each month. (Price: \u00a519,800 *tax incl.) <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/store.tsite.jp\/ropponmatsu\/event\/shop\/22339-1457470916.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsutaya bookstore Ropponmatsu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtg.gr.jp\/news\/detail\/2021\/09\/article_1993.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MTG Co.,Ltd.\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-142722\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/smart-ring.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/smart-ring.jpg?resize=1024%2C685&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/smart-ring.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/smart-ring.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/smart-ring.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ropponmatsutsutayabooks\/photos\/pcb.991666461375943\/991666388042617\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tsutaya bookstore in Ropponmatsu facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Disclaimer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Fukuoka Now posts summaries of Kyushu area news for those who cannot read Japanese. 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The wearable smart device was developed by a domestic company and has a tiny Wi-Fi IC chip inside. 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