Human Area Network
Feb 22

Human Area Network

This is unreal:

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) is pursuing research and development of an innovative Human Area Networking technology called RedTacton that safely turns the surface of the human body into a data transmission path at speeds up to 10 Mbps between any two points on the body.


RedTacton PC card prototype


Let’s see the RIAA monitor file swapping once this hits the mainstream!

For example, two people equipped with RedTacton devices could exchange data just by shaking hands. A wide range of natural human actions — grasping, sitting down, walking, or standing in a particular place — can be used to trigger RedTacton to start a networked process.

Via PhysOrg.

by dz   February 22, 2005 11:01 PM   |

Comments

by danielcole,   February 23, 2005 12:18 AM  

I cannot find it anymore, but I could swear that I read a few months back on Slashdot that Microsoft had won a patent for this very thing - data transfer via skin or the human body. I hope someone can tell me I'm wrong.

by Dave,   February 23, 2005 11:51 AM  

Maybe this will be the genesis of the Human version of the Vulcan Mind Meld. ;o)

by dz,   February 23, 2005 12:36 PM  

This was the first thing that came to mind as I read that article:

"Yes. That's it, Mr. Anderson. Look past the flesh. Look through the soft gelatin of these dull cow eyes and see your enemy!"

by jinesh,   February 17, 2006 12:44 PM  

hi, iam an computr science student, seek information on HAN. So please do mail me some material on HAN i.e. what actual HAN is and not the details on its prototype (Red Tacton).

by rathipriya,   August 2, 2006 10:53 AM  

hi, I am an information technology student.I need to know more in detail from the scratch about the working of the telecasting of programmes from tvstations to houses.I also need to know about Personal Area Network in detail.

by vens,   August 21, 2006 1:08 AM  

hi i am an it student.hi, seek information on HAN. So please do mail me some material on HAN i.e. what actual HAN is and not the details on its prototype (Red Tacton).

by bala krishna,   February 16, 2007 2:31 PM  

hi, iam an computr science student, seek information on HAN. So please do mail me some material on HAN i.e. what actual HAN is and not the details on its prototype (Red Tacton).

by vishal Rajput,   May 8, 2009 3:50 AM  

I want depth information about HAN(RedTacton) so provide me on my email Address:vish_raj9374@yahoo.com

by chuborekek,   December 4, 2009 8:11 AM  

I want some information regarding about this topic too. Please send me on my email bhedoca@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance.

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