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“Initial meetings and introductions mark the first moments of building new relationships. Yet these important moments are often awkward or forgotten, sometimes because of the natural failings of human memory (not being able to recall someone’s name) or because there is a lack of a catalyst for a richer interaction. The iBand is a new wearable technology that aims to address these problems. The device is a bracelet that stores and exchanges information about you and your relationships. Data exchange occurs only when you shake hands with another user. Information gathered and processed is reflected on the bracelet itself and can serve as a reminder or as an ice breaker for further conversation.”

If you are like me and have a bad memory for names, then this one might become a life saver for you. According to the project website at Media Lab Euro - Human Connectedness Research Group . The information would not simply be transferred by also displayed on the iBand. So the iBand could actually tell you whether you have met this person before, what his/her name is, whether there is a relationship to any of your other friends stored in the iBand, etc.

The iBand displayed in the picture is still a prototype. The design could obviously be enhanced to make it look more like a piece of jewellery or bracelet for example.

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