MatchUp Singles is using a smartcard for F2F matching sessions. Developed by Interactive Digital Corporation, a privately held developer of advanced online and physical matchmaking services, users point the MatchUp SmartCard at another MatchUp Smart Card owner, press the button, and wait for the magic to begin. Instantly, you will both see how your results compared. The display will tell you your overall MatchUp score as well as how you matched in each of the 6 hot zones.
I picked up a woman in a crowded bar by beaming my stats to her with my Apple Newton back in 1993. Glad to see someone taking it to the next level. MIT has legions of people in the wearable computing labs working on this stuff. It would be cool to see a branded Personals Network, where a dating company would “host” the interaction.
Your own PAN (personal area network). Somebody at IDC, send me one of these and I’ll write it up here.
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