Briefly: New railroad steel tablet stands, SunTrust adds Apple Pay

Griffin Technology has partnered with Rail Yard Studios, offering the release of two new tablet stands made of railroad steel. Made of reclaimed rail stock installed on the original Louisville and Nashville Railroad between 1906 and 1908, the Rail Slice Tablet Stand and Rail Artifact Stand are built to hold a full or mini-sized tablet in both landscape and portrait orientation.

The Rail Slice Tablet Stand is comprised of a decommissioned rail with a milled cavity that accommodates a charging cable, and allows the tablet's speakers to project sound without obstruction. The Rail Artifact Stand is created from two antique railroad spikes with a tie plate that was used to hold the railroad together. Both tablet stands are priced at $130, and are available online through Griffin.

SunTrust enhances payment options with Apple Pay

SunTrust Banks is now offering clients and merchants the ability to use Apple Pay in their payment transactions. When clients add a SunTrust credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card members are not stored on the device nor on Apple servers, and instead a unique Device Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure Element on their device. Apple Pay works in many stores and nearly any merchant that already has an NFC-capable ("contactless") payment terminal. The technology is compatible with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch (when the latter becomes available).

by MacNN Staff

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Briefly: New railroad steel tablet stands, SunTrust adds Apple Pay