The Evan – Minimal Leather Wallet

The market for Minimalist Wallets pretty much exploded last year, especially on the kickstarter scene, where each new wallet design became smaller than previous one, trying to pack as much stuff as possible in a design that would barely produce a bulge in the tightest of back pockets. Some wallets were hot, some were not, and some even came with a built-in bottle opener. One thing is for sure. Thin is In.

The Evan Wallet by Ainste saw a very successful funding campaign on Kickstarter, raising nearly six times its funding goal. And for good reason. Crafted from quality leather, the Ainste Evan Wallet features a nifty band that wraps around it that not only keeps your cards and your cash securely in place, but can also hold any of your other important stuff such as your iPhone, iPod, or MP3 player.

The Evan Minimalist Wallet is also available in a smaller model for men looking to keep it even more minimal and its retailed for $36.00 here


By Creative Tech Reviews

SUPR – THE MINIMALIST WALLET

We are in the middle of a great fantasy football year that has seen some people lose their entire season in one weekend (Julio Jones, Doug Martin, Reggie Wayne) and have Ralph rub in his undefeated season in your face. We all know that Fantasy Football can be one of the most rewarding or heartbreaking games you can play but it does give a great excuse to watch every single game on Sunday (our wives and girlfriends love that). If you have ever taken the mantle of commissioner, one of the most frustrating parts is to get everybody to actually pay up. Nobody carries cash and you don’t want to go and cash a bunch of checks that inappropriate memo lines that make the bank teller look at you strangely (something usually involving a midget is usually on there). What does that tell us? Our friends suck. What else does that tell us? That nobody carries cash any more and there isn’t a reason to have extra room in a wallet being taken up to hold it.

The guys over at Supr thought the same thing and created one of the thinnest and minimalist wallets around. It very well could be the thinnest but we have no way of finding that out so it get’s our Gadgets 4 Guys thinnest wallet approval. The Supr Slim Wallet only has areas for cards and cards alone. There are a lot of claims out there that having a wallet in your back pocket and sitting on it can actually mess your back up pretty bad. The Slim Wallet will actually make it possible to have your entire wallet in your front pocket and not be big and bulgy (you’ll never have something big and bulgy in the front anyways) and save yourself possible back issues. Check out the Slim Wallet over at Supr. Click here for image source and where to purchase.

Price: 25$

Review: Coin card, no more wallet!

Earlier this week, the company Isis launched its wireless payment system nationwide, which uses NFC on your phone to pay for stuff in shops. Paying using your phone this way hasn’t taken off, at least not in the US and Europe, and now there’s another option for those who think cash and multiple cards are outdated. It’s called Coin, but it should really be called Card, because it’s a card which stores all your other cards in one place.

This would be a pain if there was no way to tell which one you were about to use, unless you like to gamble with your company’s account, so there’s a little digital display which provides the last four digits of the card number, the bank name, and the expiry date. A big, friendly button underneath lets you cycle through the stored cards, until you get to the one you want. 

With the right card selected, Coin swipes through payment machines just like any other, and it even works in ATM machines.

All that sounds pretty good, but it gets better. Coin uses Bluetooth Low Energy to connect to your phone, and should you leave it at home or in a store, then your phone lets you know. The security benefits of this alone make Coin a better prospect than carrying a regular credit card.

Coin can store up to eight different cards, and each one is swiped through a reader attached to your phone before being zapped over to the master card. Credit cards, debit cards, bank cards, gift cards, and membership cards work with Coin. The little battery used to drive the display and Bluetooth connection should last for around two-years, and there’s an emergency setting which renders the whole thing useless should it get lost.

You can pre-order Coin right now for $55 including shipping, but it won’t be available until summer next year. If you wait and don’t order now, Coin’s price will rise to $100. You can find it here, but be warned, you’ll have to pay for Coin right now, not when it’s ready to be delivered.

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