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RFID + Dart gun = DartMail!

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the late-than-never dept.

breon.halling writes "Snail mail? Too slow. Email? Too much spam. So what's left? DartMail! Tony Tang and Eric Pattison from the University of Calgary introduce a new (well, new as of January 2003) method of transferring files and possibly shooting your eye out. Using RFID and a toy dart gun, 'DartMail lets people physically shoot electronic information at others.' Be sure to check out the movie, too!"

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  1. Re:Another Dupe... by Cthefuture · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The thing is, this isn't even that useful.

    This is like shooting an arrow with a message that says: "Go to the post office and pick up your mail."

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    The ratio of people to cake is too big
  2. Re:And the point is?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    As opposed to posting on Slashdot bitching about how someone else spends their time? ;)

  3. Re:And the point is?? by Mathonwy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Do you actually have to ask? This IS "news for nerds", remember... If you can't see the appeal in having an excuse to combine geeky electronics + launching ballistic projectiles at "friends", then maybe you're on the wrong forum...