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From: wordy@qualcomm.com (Steve Roberts)
To: wearables@media.mit.edu
Subject: Handshake-net
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 12:07:27 -0800 (PST)
DATA CAN GET RIGHT UNDER YOUR SKIN
A handshake has confirmed a deal since time began. Soon, credit card
details may pass between parties when the clasp is made, so a deal is
clinched, payment made and a receipt issued at the same time.
Researchers at IBM's laboratories in California have developed a
system for using the layer of tissue below the skin to carry tiny
signals at very low frequency from a wearable computer. Despite the
low frequency used, data can be transmitted at a respectable 2,400
bits per second from a computer the size of a matchbox, which can be
concealed in clothing. The Times 13.11.96 p 8 (Interface).
from UK Daily Press Highlights 13 November 1996
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