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KDDI Intra-Body Communication transmits data through YOU

Written by: Michael Keferl on November 12, 2007 at 4:57 am | In Technology & Gadget Trends |

Communications provider KDDI is now displaying one of its latest achievements called Intra-Body Communication which can use the human body to transmit high-volume data such as video and music! This is done at a frequency less than or equal to 40MHz (which has less transmission loss). The video on the monitor in the picture below is going right through the woman from her hand to the glasses and out to the monitor!

We checked out the Intra-Body Communication setup today, and were surprised at the ease of use and quality of data. The video glasses are equipped with a copper coil that touches the skin on the user’s temple. When the metal heart on the table is touched, video transmits through the body and in through the glasses as well as to an external monitor.

KDDI envisions this technology as yet another way to interact with the world physically and without using the airwaves. QR codes and RFID are all well and good, but imagine being able to download a video simply by touching a movie poster while holding your phone. Get coupons through your restaurant’s seats? Even give someone your business card through a digital handshake.

The Intra-Body Communication technology was developed in a joint research project between KDDI and the Advanced Wireless Communication Research Center of the University of Electro-Communication (UEC Japan). It is currently on display at the KDDI Designing Studio in Tokyo.

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Trackback by Gizmodo — November 15, 2007 #
EXCELLENT CONCEPT.Pleas provide me more information about its basic concept and the requirements for the setup of this technology.

Comment by ANKIT AGARWAL — November 16, 2007 #
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Trackback by Tech Digest — November 17, 2007 #
Gee, it’s amazing!
We are already in the future and we don’t know!
It makes me have some ideas of having a beautiful bracelet or necklace with capacity to download whatever I want…

Wishing it in the market right now…

Comment by Silvia Figueiredo, Brazil — November 22, 2007 #
This is not amazing to me. It is another answer to prophesy and end times. It just goes to show Jesus will be coming back soon. We will soon be open books to the whole world.

Comment by Linda Vuorela — November 30, 2007 #
Amazing,Awesome,Brilliant,Cool….evri adjective fits dis.I wanna learn more bout dis stuff.

Comment by Sharath Chowdary — January 7, 2008 #
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We are interested to buy 10,000 blue flame lighters.
Looking forward for the future business cooperation.
Regards

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Comment by Qamar Hasan — February 6, 2008 #
And what about upload? Could one upload one’s brain algorithms to a screen.

send and receive. go see my site. I am a victim of an intra-body network.

Comment by Carolyn Palit — September 24, 2008 #