June 2022 VivoKey Apex Flex update

I was not pre ordered but am in DT club. I ordered one a fortnight or so ago and it was shipped within about 3 or 4 days (which included the weekend). It has arrived and am awaiting install.

As usual, great service from DT.

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The page still says that itā€™s in private pre-sale but it would be nice for it to become available. Iā€™m in no rush as I still need an installer for it and Iā€™m planning to use it for the PIV functionality at first. should I buy a Tesla?

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yeah its basically kinda sorta publicā€¦ though iā€™m not making any announcements about it yetā€¦ but the keen-eyed will see you can actually order it nowā€¦ and you will get one shipped outā€¦ itā€™s just not ready for ā€œthe big marketing pushā€ because I really want that to be done through the VivoKey brand for direct sale. Iā€™m working on assets and software and all kinds of things to get non-biohackers into the mix - people new to implants, implant performance, and orientation issues. Also people who might not have a very good working understanding of hmac, pgp, otp, etc. (this includes me).

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Do you have any sort of timeline on more details for us noobs on setting up hmac? :pray:

soonā„¢ :slight_smile:

we are working on an Apex companion app for Android and iOS (eventually) which will help you push keys into PGP and HMAC applets.

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Awesome! Thanks for all the hard work you and the team do!!

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I took a shot in the dark a few hours ago and ordered. And when it shipped I dropped my phone. So Excited!!!

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hoooo babyā€¦ now to see how much the import costs will be :rofl:ā€¦ :unamused:

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Time to move to the US :upside_down_face:

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There ainā€™t enough money in the world, no offense :rofl:

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Guys, please correct me if Iā€™m wrong!

So basically, the VivoKey Apex Flex supports Fidesmo pay, it can be connected to a Curve card, and be used for payments right?
Just like a Walletmor implant on steroids?

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It supports payment from a technical point of view.
However both payment processors (Visa and Mastercard) donā€™t allow payment implants at the moment.
As soon as they would allow that, Apex Flex could get enrolled for payments

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I closed a credit card because it didnā€™t match up to the coolness factor of the other cards in my wallet. If Iā€™m buying dinner, Iā€™m using the translucent one where you can see the NFC coil. Itā€™s an expression of identity.

Also me. cā€™mere with that card reader, I am the payment method.

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Oooooooooh, Christmas came early this year :heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes::heart_eyes:

Super excited with what Iā€™ve been able to do with the Apex Flex so far. Iā€™ve got SmartPGP on there and linked in the key authentication to my workflow here (SSH auth / git commit signing).

This is exactly what Iā€™ve been wanting for 5 years or so. Super pleased.

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Nothing good comes easy. I feel late on the bat considering I have no beta or actual chip. OMG I had the cash to buy sooooo many Vivokey Apex, but now I need to figure out a alternative solution to the problem of not having the latest tech. I hear good news, this is important regardless of the struggles. I NEED to login more, get a heads up. Ok enough of mombo yombo. If thereā€™s a way to run code on a bio chip, I need it. I wouldnā€™t sell my firstborn, but definitely my leg. We need a chip-implant with a alarm. Yeah, some kind of basic always-on power source to make the clock tick. A capacitor that wonā€™t explode and rupture the flesh. A alarm to make you remember whatā€™s important. Friends, lovers, family, but yeah, also the latest chip implant tech. Keep on the good work.

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calm down itā€™s not even really released yet

Apex-calm down is kinda a running joke at this point

I was going to ask you how you installed the PGP applet, but then I checked the Fidesmo website and realized a whole new bunch of apps were released :slight_smile:
Itā€™s gonna be a fun weekend!

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Yeah !!! Woohoo !!! Canā€™t wait to hear how you get on :smiley: