Imagine a complete x86 PC main board with an integrated CPU- the main board being as small as a business card. Mobile-ITX was launched in June 2007. Imagine the designs that will come out of it!

Mounting a HP smart card reader inside a keyboard wasn't really hard as there was just enough free space inside. I had to do a bit of soldering - removing unnecessary connectors as they were to big to fit inside. Cutting out a nice hole required some skill, too.

The 'two cables' solution is ugly, I'm working on it. I could either incorporate a USB hub inside the keyboard (but then I couldn't hook the keyboard up to a KVM) or use Ethernet cable (but I'm not sure if USB can operate without proper shielding).

This Video shows ho to read smart card by not using conventional smart card or IC reader
dig info - http://movies.diginfo.tv Toppan Printing have taken the conventional Smart Card (or IC Card) and revamped it so that it can be plugged into USB ports. This removes the need for a specialized reader and the cards can be read and updated with browser-based software.