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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nLast year I did a quick little project (image above) called RadTag<\/a> for a design competition. Didn’t get any notice (although I may have screwed up my entry) but I had fun with it. Aside from figuring out a business plan around this thing (a radiation detector that is a peer-to-peer networking device and personal locator), I also did a bit of technology research. One piece that saved my hide on this concept was a child location device I came across that used a wireless signal and cellphone towers. Looks like a better option may have surfaced. I just came across an entry on defensetech.org<\/a> for a radio chip from Rosum Corporation<\/a> that probably does a much better job, and I expect the intent is to facilitate exactly the kind of device I dreamed up last year. It’ll be interesting to see where all this leads.<\/p>\n In the meantime, I’ve had some conversations with Jerry Paffendorf (of the Second Life Future Salon blog<\/a>) regarding the integration of augmented reality and services like Google Maps. He’s been following this stuff and has posted an entry<\/a> that ties Google’s acquisition of Dodgeball into this. And you can read my comment there as well. Assuming you care….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last year I did a quick little project (image above) called RadTag for a design competition. Didn’t get any notice (although I may have screwed up my entry) but I had fun with it. Aside from figuring out a business … Continue reading