France-based smart card vendor Gemalto NV has launched a portable reader that consumers can use to authenticate themselves when using online-banking sites. The Ezio Thin Reader weighs about 22 grams ...

The HandySwipe project provides a portable magnetic card reader interface and display which collects card data from a Type 2 card reader and displays the data on a small character LCD screen. The most ...

Anker mostly makes charging products, but you’ll also find the occasional accessory for your phone that isn’t entirely focused on charging it back up, like this Anker MagGo portable card reader and ...

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The Chinese company Togo has unveiled a new gadget that will allow the blind to slide, scan, and translate text into Braille. The portable reader also has the capability of saving text to a built-in ...

Sony takes a second shot at reviving e-books with a redesigned "Portable Reader System." How does a $300 gadget stack up against a dead tree? Ars takes a look.