[wearables] /. [GPS-tracked Clothing]

[Lucy Dunne]

ahhhh but check out the parent website, contagious media
(http://contagiousmedia.org/). the site is a hoax :)
--lucy



On 5/29/05, Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
> 
> Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/05/29/1547234
> Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2005-05-29 16:07:00
> 
>    from the finally-i-have-to-ask-why dept.
>    [1]Anil Kandangath writes "A Japanese firm has shown off new
>    technology that enables GPS units to be embedded [2]in clothing that
>    will enable the wearer to be tracked continuously. The device is thin
>    enough to be tacked on unobtrusively and is powered by a thin watch
>    battery. It is also capable of taking biometric measurements and
>    [3]transmitting them PCs and handheld devices. Though marketed as a
>    device to enable people to keep track of spouses, how long before such
>    technology becomes intrusive in our lives?" Like tracking your spouse
>    is ok?. What a world!
> 
> References
> 
>    1. http://www.ecogito.net/anil
>    2. http://forgetmenotpanties.contagiousmedia.org/
>    3. http://forgetmenotpanties.contagiousmedia.org/sensatech.html
> 
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