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2.4GHz Wi-Fi Detector Ring Project
mohrt writes "The Wi-Fi detection ring was developed to give mobile computer users the ability to detect 802.11b/g signals, while providing a unique, fashionable and ultra-portable product package.
The prototype circuit collects and rectifies an RF signal in the 2.4GHz range, whereafter an Atmel Tiny microprocessor, detecting the presence of a DC voltage, thusly engages a flashing LED.
For those of you who have no excuse to wear a ring, well here it is."
The last time a ring was this cool was with a decoder and a whistle and came in a cereal box.
i see you, too, have the schwartz
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
In brightest day, in darkest night
No Wi-Fi shall escape my sight
Let those who worship broadband's might
Beware my power, my ring's LED light!
It also can tell you if your microwave oven is working! (and how much leakage you're absorbing by standing in front of it)
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"Open source is good." - Steve Jobs
"Open source is evil." - Microsoft
The perfect nerd wedding ring!!! Now all I gotta do is find a girl that'll be ok with that.
...but I'm sure she'll prefer one of these!
if it can light up an LED with the juice it's pouring into the air, what else might it be doing that we're not aware of yet?
Did you even bother to look at the prototype? It's mostly battery. I mean come on, you click the link, and there is ONE, count them ONE image on that page.
Let's not make fear inciting "radiation is bad" posts without AT LEAST reading the story first? Just a suggestion...
I am disrespectful to dirt! Can you see that I am serious?!
Ear-, nose- and belly button- rings will be available soon!
Propose to her. Get down on one knee and ask, "will you...tell me when we near a 2.4GHz signal?"
Perfect for the geek who wants to be married to technology rather than another person.
Nothing says commitment to your true love technology like one of these rings.
it looks great too!
Rather than signalling to women around you that you've already got someone willing to spend the rest of her life with you, this ring indicates (and guarantees) that pretty much that no woman will ever want to be with you.
Bill Clinton: Pimp we can believe in. - The Shirt!!!
Technology, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems.
This can be the reverse-wedding ring. As a wedding ring indicates that you're taken, this ring can indicate that you are most definitely single. After all, no sane girlfriend/fiance/wife would allow you to step out the door with your "WiFi detecting ring" no matter how cool you thought your witty references to the Lord of the Ring were.
Finally, a resolution to all those wedding ring & diamond related discussions on slashdot.
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
...is that the Eye will find you and send out the ringwraiths when you wear it. Bummer.
Not to mention the absence of a flux capacitor.
...it's better than this secret decoder ring I've been using since I was 8.
Mod me down with all of your hatred and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!
Let me guess what frequency it blew, Cap'n...
I'm married. I need a reason NOT to wear a ring!
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
ubergeek is when you go around calling it "my precious".
there's no place like ~
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them (Wi-Fi networks)
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. ( Download porn! )
Finally another form of birth control for males.
Anyone notice how in the comments there's like 10,000 references to the One Ring from LotR and maybe one or two references to engagement rings or wedding rings?
Looks like there's a difference between what most people think about and what the Slashdot crowd thinks about...