At least it saves trees

Visa's got a monopoly on the market, literally -- the company has partnered with Parker Brothers to replace Monopoly money with a credit card of sorts. Laaaame.

ArsTechnica has some interesting thoughts: "The new card, which resembles a debit card, is inserted into a small plastic reader/writer that can display and update the balance on the card. Traditional money is gone altogether, though purists can still purchase the original version." (Click here for the ArsT write-up.)

Put a notch on the bedpost of progress.