Bank ATM machines are set to board the Bluetooth bandwagon. Top-of-the-range cellphones and pocket computers already contain a Bluetooth radio transceiver that they use to talk to each other. The radio signal includes a digital signature that identifies the make and type of the device, along with personal information entered by its owner.
Fitting Bluetooth transceivers to ATMs will let them monitor all Bluetooth devices in the vicinity, says NCR (GB 2373678). The machines will then be able to use the information they glean to tailor the advertisements displayed on their screen. If a lot of people with expensive Bluetooth…
