“Downtown strollers looking for directions,store guides or historical tidbits will be able to get an earful without talking to anyone,thanks to 1200 computer chips embedded around Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district,”this smh article says.”The information can be heard through earphones that pick up signals from chips stuck in cement,lampposts and subway-station ceilings.The 1 billion yen ($US8.7 million) government-backed Tokyo Ubiquitous Technology Project spans several blocks.University of Tokyo professor Ken Sakamura says the effort gives a glimpse into the future, when such chips will become so widespread that government offices and private businesses will use them to zap information to passers-by.”This project is to build an infrastructure for the 21st Century,” Sakamura said during a demonstration Monday”.
Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district
- March 6th, 2007
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by Jim_Downing
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This is an interesting project combining Wi Fi, Bluetooth, Internet and RFID technologies in a lifestyle application for the general public in with multi-lingual support for tourists. It’s a bold effort to push the envelope and test knowledge from lab to a real life scenario outside of normal supply chain and manufacturing environments. Worth a look at. The trial ends in March.
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