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Ash Small
Fri Dec 14 2012, 10:16AM Print
Ash Small Registered Member #3414 Joined: Sun Nov 14 2010, 05:05PM
Location: UK
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I think I'll have to put a pair of these on my Xmas list.....

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"Our best-selling black calf socks are now available in the Plus+ version. The Plus+ is a communication button in the form of an RFID chip. The chip is a unique identifier for every sock.

Together, the Sock Sorter we have developed and our iPhone app mean that nothing can go wrong and your iPhone can communicate with your socks."

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Our test winner and best seller is now available in a Plus+ option, which means they come with a communication button (RFID).

This button communicates with the Sock Sorter we have developed by means of NFC (Near Field Communication). This then communicates with your iPhone via Bluetooth."

"We developed the blackometer for our free iPhone app. The blackometer uses the camera on your iPhone to measure how black your socks are.

In order to take the ambient light conditions into consideration, the first step is to calibrate the camera using a white sheet of paper before measuring the black level"

EDIT: Video here: Link2

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Patrick
Fri Dec 14 2012, 01:16PM
Patrick Registered Member #2431 Joined: Tue Oct 13 2009, 09:47PM
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i presume this is a spoof site? this cant be real...
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Ash Small
Fri Dec 14 2012, 01:30PM
Ash Small Registered Member #3414 Joined: Sun Nov 14 2010, 05:05PM
Location: UK
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Patrick wrote ...

i presume this is a spoof site? this cant be real...

Well, the site is featured on 'Yahoo News'.....

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And in the 'Daily Mail'.....

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And is featured on the Apple website.....

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The 'App' is 2.4Mb

It looks pretty genuine to me.....And 'only' £12 a pair.....Finally, a reason to get an Iphone..... smile
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Patrick
Fri Dec 14 2012, 06:26PM
Patrick Registered Member #2431 Joined: Tue Oct 13 2009, 09:47PM
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why do we need RF interrogation of socks again? i forgot.
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Ash Small
Fri Dec 14 2012, 06:43PM
Ash Small Registered Member #3414 Joined: Sun Nov 14 2010, 05:05PM
Location: UK
Posts: 4245
Patrick wrote ...

why do we need RF interrogation of socks again? i forgot.

To remind you when to change them? smile

I've added a link to a promo video to the first post, it pretty much answers all the questions wink
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Harry
Fri Dec 14 2012, 11:09PM
Harry Registered Member #4081 Joined: Wed Aug 31 2011, 06:40PM
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I can't be the only one who was reminded of this:
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Tetris
Sat Dec 15 2012, 01:11AM
Tetris Registered Member #4016 Joined: Thu Jul 21 2011, 01:52AM
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*submitted link to Pointless Sites.com....*

it's too WTF to resist not to...
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Conundrum
Sun Dec 16 2012, 01:42AM
Conundrum Registered Member #96 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:37PM
Location: CI, Earth
Posts: 4061
Bahahahaha...
What next, Big Brother glasses? Contain an RFID chip so if you lose them you can locate them with a simple induction scanner.
I've often wondered why such a device isn't embedded in tools so that if you lose that one precious )(!)(&*$$ing screwdriver with the cross 5 point end you can find it in amongst the junk.
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Steve Conner
Sun Dec 16 2012, 11:29AM
Steve Conner Registered Member #30 Joined: Fri Feb 03 2006, 10:52AM
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To which I ask, what do you do when you lose the RFID reader? smile
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Bored Chemist
Sun Dec 16 2012, 11:40AM
Bored Chemist Registered Member #193 Joined: Fri Feb 17 2006, 07:04AM
Location: sheffield
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I know some people who are already less smart than their socks; this won't help.
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