Disney's $1B Bet on a Magical Wristband • Hacker News Board

Re: Disney's $1B Bet on a Magical Wristband

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Post by james31415 » Wed, Mar 11, 2015, 2:30 AM UTC

wnissen wrote: post #72

bradfa wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, if you care to read the FCC documentation, take a look at FCC ID: Q3E-MB-R1G1 You can search for any FCC transmitter on the FCC website: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GenericSearch.cfm This is very useful if you want to see how things with radios inside them work. Most companies do not restrict the internal photos and user manuals from being posted publicly by the FCC (although you can do so).

How is the grantee code and product name split up? I tried both Q3EMB R1G1 and Q3E MB-R1G1 without success. Thanks.

It's "Q3E" and "-MB-R1G1" The hyphen between Q3E and MB-R1G1 is required.

Re: Disney's $1B Bet on a Magical Wristband

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Post by scott_karana » Thu, Mar 12, 2015, 12:48 AM UTC

scott_karana wrote: post #84

bnycum wrote: post #76

I recently got back from my second trip to Disney World in which I had a Magic Band, the first time it was still test phase and had lots of kinks. This time around it worked flawlessly. To get into the park it requires you to scan your fingerprint as well, to buy anything with a credit card linked to your account or use your dining plan requires your pin number. Other than that it's pretty much tap and go. The crazy…

Wait, they fingerprint you?! Wow. Is that part opt-out at all?

Update for the interested: you can, indeed, opt out of the fingerprinting.

  Are all guests required to use Ticket Tag?

  If you don't want to use Ticket Tag, you can simply carry and show a photo ID that matches the name identified with your ticket.

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/my-disney-experience/p...

Re: Disney's $1B Bet on a Magical Wristband

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Post by jeeshan » Thu, Mar 12, 2015, 6:28 PM UTC

As a doctor, the first thing that popped into my mind when reading this is how transformative this would be in the hospital for both patients and providers.

Hospitals are mazes for patients and there are so many obvious ways to improve the experience. But as a provider, moving from transactions to moments with patients would reinvigorate the practice.

"The goal was to create a system that would essentially replace the time spent fiddling with payments and tickets for moments of personal interactions with visitors. The MagicBands and MyMagicPlus allow employees to “move past transactions, into an interactive space, where they can personalize the experience,”

Re: Disney's $1B Bet on a Magical Wristband

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Post by hipjiveguy » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 1:48 AM UTC

dmcginty wrote: post #104

bnycum wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In a way, it's mainly just creepy. Five years ago none of this was happening in such a digitized fashion. It's not stopping me from going back again. Outside of Disney I typically don't eat the same type of foods or drink the same things. Some of it was just a little unsettling, especially thinking about my daughter.

I don't think Disney cares about what you eat or drink outside of the park. They care about how you and others behave when you're spending money on their property. I don't think it's any creepier than when a store tracks your buying habits, which many stores do these days.

true... they don't care about you... they're capitalists, focusing on business. They're a corporation focusing on ROI. If only a company would focus on the government, or needy so well.