Samsung Bringing Ticketless Technology to UK Music Events

[JMcEntegart]

Samsung has announced plans to bring ticketless technology to UK festivals and music events this year.

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[LukeCWM]

What's more damaging to the environment, cutting down trees and processing them into paper for tickets, or generating the extra electricity in power plants to compensate for the extra battery used for all of those smartphones being on? I honestly don't know.

Along the same lines, I've heard that electric cars are no better for the environment than gasoline cars, it just moves the pollution out of the car and into the power plants.

 

[kittle]

Well 90% of the phones at the concert will be turned on anyway -- why not make good use of them?

 

[LukeCWM]

Turned on, yes. But in people's pockets at that point. But the battery required for screen time, and downloading the app, learning to use the app, etc. Maybe this is the more efficient way. But there are two sides to every story, and it would be interesting to hear a researched estimate on what the unseen cost is.

That said, I'm all for technological advancement and convenience. And losing your ticket sucks too, which now shouldn't be an issue. =]