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February 3rd, 2010, 19:05
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Hot on the heels of its Wi-Fi detecting t-shirt (http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/06/animated-wifi-detector-shirt-keeps-you-single-with-signal/), the kids at Think Geek have unveiled their Locked ON proximity sensing garb. Powered by 3 AAA batteries, the shirt is constantly scanning for another just like it -- signaling when the two come in range (a few meters) and "locking in" once you make contact. If you're alone in the world (and, let's face it -- clothing like this just might ensure that remains the case), the radar screen on the shirt will be display a persistent "scanning" pattern. We sort of wish we had one of these when we went to raves. Retails for $20 -- hit the source link to order one up for yourself.
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Hot on the heels of its Wi-Fi detecting t-shirt (http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/06/animated-wifi-detector-shirt-keeps-you-single-with-signal/), the kids at Think Geek have unveiled their Locked ON proximity sensing garb. Powered by 3 AAA batteries, the shirt is constantly scanning for another just like it -- signaling when the two come in range (a few meters) and "locking in" once you make contact. If you're alone in the world (and, let's face it -- clothing like this just might ensure that remains the case), the radar screen on the shirt will be display a persistent "scanning" pattern. We sort of wish we had one of these when we went to raves. Retails for $20 -- hit the source link to order one up for yourself.
Continue reading Locked ON-Proximity Sensing Shirt alerts you to nearby nerds (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/03/locked-on-proximity-sensing-shirt-alerts-you-to-nearby-nerds-vi/)
Locked ON-Proximity Sensing Shirt alerts you to nearby nerds (video) (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/03/locked-on-proximity-sensing-shirt-alerts-you-to-nearby-nerds-vi/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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