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Poken is another online service lets you collect and share contacts. But there’s a difference to your usual online community: Poken is connected to the real world.
Exchange through gestures
You can buy your individual poken which is a small buddy that carries your contact information for you. Through a gesture you exchange this information with others just like you have done it all your life before facebook and xing.
“To connect to a friend, simply do a ‘high-four’ with the two pokens’ little hands. You will feel a magnetic pull between the hands when they are properly aligned: palm-to-palm. The data communication lasts about one second, so you can pull them apart after 1 or 2 seconds. The pokens’ palms glow green if the connection is successful.”
Contact youtube to see how the whole process works in detail.
Rise of the Web-Gadgets?
Poken is a quite good example for web service that’s focused on human interactions which are augmented through the creative use of technology. I think we’re gonna see all kinds of different gadgets combined with web services in the near future. Poken, Kindle, touchatag and nabaztag might be just the tip of the iceberg.
FYI: you can get these in the states now at pokenzoo.com