Fwd:Natural Storage in Human Body

[Roy M. Silvernail]

Sarad AV wrote:
> Looks interesting but i don't have Springer access to figure out what it is
> actually about.
> 
> http://www.springerlink.com/content/bpu3gjaqwp6ed9hq/
> Abstract
> 
> We propose using the human body for bstoringb data used in
> devices for the imminent ubiquitous computing era. In the future, people will
> use information appliances as powerful creativity tools, using them for taking
> pictures, recording ideas, and recording voices. Removable medium are now
> widely used with such devices to record the data. However, data stored on a
> physical medium is troublesome to handle and thus hinders smooth knowledge
> creation. Natural storage using the human body would eliminate the physical
> burden.

 From the page 1 free preview:

>     We propose using the human body as a bstorage deviceb by creating an
> illusion of data being stored in the body. We call this concept natural storage.
> Natural storage eliminates the problems of size, weight, etc. of conventional
> removable medium. Actualizing this concept requires developing appliances that
> give the user the illusion that data is stored in the userbs body. We developed
> prototypes of two such appliances to demonstrate this concept.

This sounds a lot like Intel's 'Personal Server' concept that floated 7 
or 8 years ago.  Peripherals used Bluetooth or some other near-field 
tech to communicate.  Supposed to be about as big as an old-school 
Walkman.  IIRC, it never got beyond the concept stage.
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