<s>
Touch	B-Device
Memory	I-Device
(	O
or	O
contact	B-Device
memory	I-Device
)	O
is	O
an	O
electronic	O
identification	O
device	O
packaged	O
in	O
a	O
coin-shaped	O
stainless	O
steel	O
container	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	B-Device
memory	I-Device
is	O
accessed	O
when	O
a	O
touch	O
probe	O
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
a	O
memory	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Touch	B-Device
memory	I-Device
complements	O
such	O
technologies	O
as	O
bar	O
codes	O
,	O
RFID	B-Application
tags	I-Application
,	O
magnetic	O
stripe	O
,	O
proximity	O
cards	O
and	O
smart	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
US	O
Postal	O
Service	O
uses	O
touch	B-Device
memory	I-Device
for	O
tracking	O
collection	O
times	O
on	O
its	O
large	O
collection	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
bar	O
codes	O
and	O
magnetic	O
stripe	O
cards	O
,	O
many	O
touch	B-Device
memory	I-Device
solutions	O
can	O
be	O
written	O
to	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
product	O
breadth	O
,	O
of	O
touch	B-Device
memory	I-Device
goes	O
well	O
beyond	O
the	O
simple	O
memory	O
products	O
typically	O
available	O
with	O
RFID	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
durability	O
of	O
the	O
stainless-steel-clad	O
touch	B-Device
memory	I-Device
is	O
much	O
greater	O
than	O
the	O
thin	O
plastic	O
of	O
a	O
smart	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
