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Re: The First Genuine Cyborg?

At 13:31 02/09/98 -0500,  wrote:
>>[big snip] 
>>   (And of course there'd be have to be codes for "I'm Horny", etc. which
>> could revolutionize the local bar scene...  Or destroy bars as we know
>> them.)
>> 
>Actually, a friend told me the other day about a company that is coming out
>with a pager (actually more of a transponder) that can be set with things
>like "I like redheads", or "I'm a guy/girl looking for a guy/girl". It will
>be the kind of thing you would check out when you went into a bar, and if
>you got close to your target person, the pager would go off.
>Unfortunately, this friend told me in person (email is a form of augmented
>memory, you know), so I don't have a URL.

I have heard of this as well, some Japanese device, similar in size to a
Tamagochi, but yes, when they get within I think 2m of their "perfect
match" device, they beep wildly to let you know.

Matthew Watt		    | "Very funny Scotty!"
 | "Now beam down my CLOTHS!!" - Kirk

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