Michael M. Butler wrote:
> >I read about another idea for a "smart sneaker", this one was prototyped at
> >MIT I believe, and I think I read about someone putting it into production
> >but I'm not sure. Additional info would be appreciated.
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> Like your Geek or Freak Codes? :) The official patter was "exchange
> business cards without fumbling".
There was some discussion of a similar idea at/after Extro 3, involving
smart
name tags. Use IRDA transceivers (standard infrared components) to
exchange a
data block. Your web address, name, a small photo of your face as a
mnemonic.
Your public encryption key. Some of us can't remember names all that
well.
So, as you register at a conference, the helpful person behind the
counter
optionally takes your digital photo and hands you an active name tag.
I was almost tempted to build it. I figure an IRDA transceiver,
PIC12C508,
serial EEPROM, lithium coin cell battery, PCB, $10 each for the first
few
hundred units.
-PW