29-07-2004, 01:51 PM
<strong>What's in your wallet?</strong> <img src="/images/General.jpg" alt="General" width="8" height="8">
<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - July 29 2004 - 12:51 PM ]</font>
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In Japan, the land where technology advances quicker then you can say "How does this work?" Sony has taken Credit Cards to new heights with the eLIO program. It would appear that you can connect your eLIO Card to your computer via. a USB Cable! </FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 93px" alt="The USB Device Linking your Card to your Computer!" hspace=1 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/psobb_card_usb.png" align=right vspace=1 border=1>Seen pictured right, you place your card into the card holder, and then when connected to your computer it sends your cards details to anywhere in the world. I expect it's most popularly used when purchasing goods online. That is all to my understanding anyways.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">What does this have to do with <EM>Phantasy Star Online </EM>you ask? Well SEGA of Japan are to release a <EM>Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst</EM> Credit Card in association with Sony eLIO! </FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="The new Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst eLIO VISA Card!" hspace=0 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/psobb_card.png" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Japanese fans can expect to get their hands on this new card in September 2004. As pictured it displays both the eLIO logo and VISA logo as it can be used as both. No doubt this will be something popular for those that have the will to spend in Japan, and it's not the first time SEGA have done such a thing! <EM>Phantasy Star Online</EM> Credit Cards have been available before aswell as <EM>Sonic the Hedgehog</EM> VISA Cards across Japan (Known as the SEGA Passport Scheme), so they obviously prove popular, not to mention a nice bit of advertising for good ol' SEGA!</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">More Information can be found via. the Official Blue Burst website by </FONT><A href="http://psobb.jp/segapassport/index.html"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">clicking here</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> (</FONT><A href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http://psobb.jp/segapassport/index.html"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">English</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">), or by </FONT><A href="http://www.sonyfinance-card.com"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">clicking here</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> for the Sony eLIO website (</FONT><A href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http://www.sonyfinance-card.com"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">English</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">).</FONT></P>
<font size="1">[ Lee_yoshi - July 29 2004 - 12:51 PM ]</font>
<P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In Japan, the land where technology advances quicker then you can say "How does this work?" Sony has taken Credit Cards to new heights with the eLIO program. It would appear that you can connect your eLIO Card to your computer via. a USB Cable! </FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG style="WIDTH: 245px; HEIGHT: 93px" alt="The USB Device Linking your Card to your Computer!" hspace=1 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/psobb_card_usb.png" align=right vspace=1 border=1>Seen pictured right, you place your card into the card holder, and then when connected to your computer it sends your cards details to anywhere in the world. I expect it's most popularly used when purchasing goods online. That is all to my understanding anyways.</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">What does this have to do with <EM>Phantasy Star Online </EM>you ask? Well SEGA of Japan are to release a <EM>Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst</EM> Credit Card in association with Sony eLIO! </FONT></P><P align=center><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><IMG alt="The new Phantasy Star Online: Blue Burst eLIO VISA Card!" hspace=0 src="http://www.ragol.co.uk/uploads/psobb_card.png" align=baseline border=1></FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Japanese fans can expect to get their hands on this new card in September 2004. As pictured it displays both the eLIO logo and VISA logo as it can be used as both. No doubt this will be something popular for those that have the will to spend in Japan, and it's not the first time SEGA have done such a thing! <EM>Phantasy Star Online</EM> Credit Cards have been available before aswell as <EM>Sonic the Hedgehog</EM> VISA Cards across Japan (Known as the SEGA Passport Scheme), so they obviously prove popular, not to mention a nice bit of advertising for good ol' SEGA!</FONT></P><P><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">More Information can be found via. the Official Blue Burst website by </FONT><A href="http://psobb.jp/segapassport/index.html"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">clicking here</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> (</FONT><A href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http://psobb.jp/segapassport/index.html"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">English</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">), or by </FONT><A href="http://www.sonyfinance-card.com"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">clicking here</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> for the Sony eLIO website (</FONT><A href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/urltrurl?lp=ja_en&url=http://www.sonyfinance-card.com"><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">English</FONT></A><FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">).</FONT></P>