Awesome Credit Cards

Out with a group and can’t decide who should pick up the tab? Matty Benedetto has another Unnecessary Invention for you! Just put all of your credit cards into this roulette wheel, give it a spin, and let it randomly choose who will get stuck with the bill. Now, we want a version that decides who gets to sit in the front seat of the car.

Apple’s AirTag is a great way to track items but it doesn’t fit well into a wallet. Rolling Square’s AirCard offers a similar global tracking function and is the size of a credit card. The aluminum card measures 2.2 mm thick and doubles as an RFID blocker and an NFC/QR code business card. It also has a built-in 105dB speaker, so you can easily ping its location.

A fee-free credit card from Apple and Goldman Sachs. Built into the Apple Wallet app, it simplifies use and tracking with weekly and monthly spending summaries, a range of payment options to reduce interest and more. It will also have a slick, titanium physical card.

Like Coin and Plastc, Swyp can take the place of most payment cards. Its app can store lots of card data, while the card itself can store up to 25 cards at a time. Best of all, it has both an EMV chip and a magnetic stripe. More here.

Plastc works a lot like Coin – you swipe your debit, credit and other cards to your phone using the bundled card reader and Plastc will stand in for all of them. Unlike Coin, Plastc is rechargeable and has a big E-ink display.

Paris-based artist Dimitri Tsykalov has a very cool collection of knit credit card art. When displayed in a gallery, the still-attached balls of yarn are placed on the floor to mimic the unraveling of financial markets around the globe.

Like Coin and Wocket, the Loop CampusWallet is a case for the iPhone 5/5S that can stand in for your credit card and other cards. The case works with the magnetic stripe payment terminals used in stores. It’s also a battery.

If you’re wondering if the much-anticipated Coin electronic payment card is as easy to use as it looks in its commercial, see for yourself. Coin CEO and co-founder Kanishk Parashar demonstrates how the card works.

Coin stores the info of all that plastic bulging your wallet in one card. Simply add cards with the Coin app and card reader, then swipe like you would with a regular payment card and take comfort in knowing that Coin will warn you if it’s left behind.

Show off your favorite PANTONE color, while simultaneously racking up spurious debt with these colorful credit cards, currently available in colors from the Spring 2011 fashion color report.