Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Poken Pulse shares contact info contaclessly

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Poken has just released its new Poken Pulse, a 2G battery operated USB drive that uses RFID technology to wirelessly exchange contact information with other Poken Pulse owners by simply holding the two devices close together. The Pulse user can then hook the gadget up to their computers via a USB port to upload their new contacts into address books or social networking sites.

According to Poken, the Pulse can carry up to 1,000 contacts along with documents, pictures, songs, and other media files. The Pulse, which is compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems, is offered on Poken’s website for $34.95.

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