It has a precedent in the introduction of the Powers punch card system intothis country by the Prudential, and the subsequent creation of Powers-Samas to make the machines.
While this is certainly not the first foray into linking a Twitter account to a credit card, this is the first time consumers are able to directly purchase something just through tweeting a hashtag.
"Huge focus in a system like this goes into its graphics performance" Dell goes through dual graphics-card setup, saying it's faster than any gaming PC or gaming console.
While you can always insert a local SIM cardinto your phone for use when you are in port, this will not help you if you are on a cruise ship at sea and out of range of a local carrier.
Given that students should also get into the habit of paying their credit card bills on time and in full at this point in their credit careers, a no annual fee student credit card would be free to use and would preserve the option of building credit without actually making purchases.