Touch Me For Some 1s and 0s!

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.redtacton.com/en/info/index.html' target='_blank'>http://www.redtacton.com/en/info/index.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"RedTacton is a new Human Area Networking technology that uses the surface of the human body as a safe, high speed network transmission path. RedTacton uses the minute electric field emitted on the surface of the human body. Technically, it is completely distinct from wireless and infrared. A transmission path is formed at the moment a part of the human body comes in contact with a RedTacton transceiver. Physically separating ends the contact and thus ends communication. Using RedTacton, communication starts when terminals carried by the user or embedded in devices are linked in various combinations according to the user's natural, physical movements. Communication is possible using any body surfaces, such as the hands, fingers, arms, feet, face, legs or torso. RedTacton works through shoes and clothing as well."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050226-RedTacton.gif" /><br /><br />This concept is pretty cool, and I thought it'd make a great Friday afternoon off-topic post. You could turn a game of <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/games/pl/page.viewproduct/product_id.9543/dn/default.cfm">Twister</a> into one mass LAN session! Okay, seriously... Have a read of all the information at the website, and let us know what you think about this new form of networking. Do you feel it will ever take off?

[Sven Johannsen]

This will take all the fun out of threading the Cat 5 and fiber through my eVest. :wink:

[Mr. PPC]

From a covert perspective...

Imagine you needed to pass information to your comrade (a.k.a. handler or whatever). In the old days you would pass some sort of package (in movies they typically use envelopes and briefaceses). Using this technology they can just meet somewhere, have a handshake or bump into them and the information is passed.

[pr0vider]

Just substitute "member of the opposite sex" for the phrase "Red Tacton" and this is one racy post!! :devilboy:

[jlp]

Microsoft recently patented such human body "connectivity" feature!!

Wasn't it reported here as well?!

[EnsignRam]

Microsoft recently patented such human body "connectivity" feature!!

Wasn't it reported here as well?!

You are correct here it is...

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29358&amp;highlight=

[Philip Colmer]

So can anyone else see incompatible HANs being created, a la Bluetooth and WiFi competing for the same frequency range?

:roll:

--Philip

[Felix Torres]

Don't be so sure it is off-topic. 8)
After all, as noted, MS has patents in this arena and they have done work in networked displays and smart objects.
Combine all three and you get a HAN-linked, modular computer.
A PocketPC successor for 2010 or so with a pocket-sized compute engine/storage module, a wearable display (either eyeglasses or wrist mounted), earbuds, a sub-vocal microphone, and voice-driven interface.
Using HAN your onboard device could link up to displays and peripherals at hot-spots, both public and private, fixed ormobile, at need.
It could serve all the functions of a SPOT watch, GPS-capable PDA, cell-phone, music player and more, unobtrusively: the ultimate evolution of Windows Mobile.
Or not. :twisted:

[Tye]

Contact lenses that display your info *on* your eye... 20 years tops?

[bjornkeizers]

I'll take two of those!

[nic]

Contact lenses that display your info *on* your eye... 20 years tops?

definitely within most of our life times.