Reasearch on EZ/Cards

Smart Cards:

• Pocket sized Cards with Circuitry, called ICC, embedded in them, egs; memory cards, some credit/debit cards, and some automobile electric keys.
• here's a breakdown of what it looks like on a credit card
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:SMARTPINOUT.jpg find it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_card to get the key for the acronyms

Metro Cards:

• I used a Metro Card during a trip to New York, you pay for them by credit card
• The card can be used in Subways in the New York city area.
• also can be used on the New Jersey PATH and on New York bus routs
• Besides registering for a refillable card that is linked to your credit card it is the only way to use the NYC subway system.

EZ-Pass:

• A transponder that collects tolls for bridges, tunnels, and toll roads.
• The EZ-Pass gives drivers discounted rates, lines, emissions, and no longer needing to have $2 change at hand(this varies from place to place)
• different regions have there own name for it and some are not usable in regions that have their own version. Maryland EZ-Pass, Illinois I-Pass