通过走路就能获得虚拟货币

时间：2015-12-03 06:41:55

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A phone application counts and verifies users' steps, with walkers earning approximately 1 BW$ for about 10,000 steps (about five miles).

一款手机应用软件，通过积累用户走路的步数来换钱，走一万步（大约8公里）可以换1个虚拟货币。
 
Initially1, users will be given the chance to spend what they earn in an online store, or trade them for cash.
 
The founders2 of the project, Nissan Bahar and Franky Imbesi have attracted more than $10m of initial funding from mainly Japanese investors3 to help launch the currency and create the bank that verifies steps and any transfers.
 
Japanese electronics giant Murata is working on a wearable wristband that will provide an alternative to carrying a smartphone and show how many BW$ the wearer has earned.
 
Shoe manufacturers are poised4 to accept the currency, and a UK high street bank is in talks to partner with the project at one of the UK's biggest music festivals next year.
 
The idea of Bitwalking is to take advantage of the trend for fitness trackers by offering an additional incentive5 to keep fit.
 
The global scheme plans to partner with sportswear brands, health services, health insurance firms, environmental groups, and potentially advertisers who could be offered unique insights into the audiences they are targeting.
 
In the future, employers may be invited to take part in a scheme that would be offered to their employees to encourage them to stay fitter, with the currency they earn converted and then paid alongside their salaries.

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1 initially 273xZ     
adv.最初，开始
参考例句：
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
2 founders 863257b2606659efe292a0bf3114782c     
n.创始人( founder的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • He was one of the founders of the university's medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 来自辞典例句
  • The founders of our religion made this a cornerstone of morality. 我们宗教的创始人把这看作是道德的基石。 来自辞典例句
3 investors dffc64354445b947454450e472276b99     
n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
  • a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会
4 poised SlhzBU     
a.摆好姿势不动的
参考例句：
  • The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop. 老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。
  • Tina was tense, her hand poised over the telephone. 蒂娜心情紧张，手悬在电话机上。
5 incentive j4zy9     
n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机
参考例句：
  • Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
  • He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。

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