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You thought you’d take a trip abroad to see some relatives in Bizwackistan. Upon your arrival, Bizwackian inspectors implant a GPS tracking device in your arm to “make sure you don’t overstay your welcome.” What they don’t tell you is that if you miss your flight out of the country, be you ill or otherwise indisposed, you will die. 

Your every move is being tracked by global-positioning satellites. Tracking by human spy is no longer necessary when one has a GPS system. Overstay your welcome or become a threat to the State by introducing Texas barbecue sauce to its beef-starved citizens, and you’re cooked by that implant in your arm.

The story is apocryphal, of course… and corny, as well. But the invention of such a device is neither.

A Saudi Arabian national is reported to have submitted a patent application for the ‘Killer Chip’ to the German Patent and Trademark Office and it was published in April, 2009, as required by German law.

The chip would emit encrypted radio waves that would be picked up by satellites and “used to track fugitives from justice, terrorists, illegal immigrants, criminals, political opponents, defectors, domestic help, and Saudi Arabians who don’t return home from pilgrimages,” reads the patent application.
“Implantation of electronic chips in the human body for the purposes of determining its geographical location,” along with the application’s Model B, which would release the poison on command, were denied for patents by the German Patent Office.

But where will the inventor show up next? Big Brother will know and will kill you if you tell.

Being at the doctor’s office sucks. It especially makes the visit bad when you are told you need your blood drawn. However, even worse than that is when the person drawing your blood can’t seem to find your vein, thereby having to stick you with a needle a couple of times.

AccuVein LLC has developed a device that offers hand-held, non-contact vein illumination, which shows the person drawing your blood where exactly they should stick that needle.

The device, weighing only 10 ounces, works by detecting and highlighting hemoglobin, and also scans up to 8mm below the skin’s surface.

“The AV300 enables healthcare professionals to see a vein map on the skin, which represents an exciting medical innovation striving to improve the time, comfort and cost of care,” said Stephen P. Conlon, President of AccuVein.” “Furthermore, we’ve found that patients respond positively when they can see a display of their veins for these procedures, so we expect that the AV300 will contribute to increased patient satisfaction – a priority in the healthcare community.”

Some of the features of AccuVein include:

* Easy to learn and use – No pre-use calibration or adjustments are necessary- it can be used immediately.
* Small size –The AV300 fits in your hand and weighs only 10 ounces.
* Hands-free option –Either hand-hold the AV300 or set it in a hands-free accessory.
* No patient contact –Because the AV300 has been designed to be non-contact, it may not have to be sterilized after every use.
* Works in light or dark –Use the AV300 in light or darkly lit environments.
* Rechargeable battery –The AV300 doesn’t need to be plugged into an electrical outlet.
* Real world ruggedness – Designed to take the wear and tear of hospital and field applications.
* Movement tolerant –Because the AV300 shows the veins in real time, when operated properly, the device can accommodate patient movement.

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Want a new way to exchange business cards without needing to actually carry them around? A company has developed a new way to “carry” your digital business card, which contains customizable personal information, inside of a normal-sized ring. The best part is that to exchange your digital business card with another person, all you do is shake their hand.

Each ring syncs with a credit card-sized digital business card, and it will display a database of all of the people that you’ve exchanged information with – including personal info, phone numbers, address, date that you met this person, and all of this information is customizable. When two people wearing the special “smart” rings shake each other’s hands, this information is transferred between the two rings. You then sync the ring with the digital business card to view this information on the card itself.

Obviously, in order for this gadget to work, you need to supply some sort of power source to the ring. The makers of this “smart” ring have come up with an innovative and smart solution – the rings are powered by your body heat. No batteries required.

Place the ring at the designated spot on the digital business card to view database of people that you’ve met.

There’s no doubt that little gadget is cool and most business travelers would probably agree, but there is an obvious drawback to this new technology. The whole system will not work unless both people are wearing the rings. So until the idea of “smart” rings which transfer digital information by handshake becomes widespread in the business world, these digital business cards are pretty much worthless. I’d love to see this technology take off though!