Whoever coined the phrase, "Looking for love in all the wrong places" obviously never used Lovegety. The electronic device tracks other love-deficient singles, who also carry a device, within 5 meters of standing location.
Three different settings let the other know what you interests are: "talk," get2," or the Japanese art of "karaoke." I would be curious to know how many Americans would actually use the karaoke setting. Something tells me there should be a "buzz off button" for those you see but don't actually want to meet.
Those innovative techies over at Wired first reported on this device in 1998, but there was an apparent need to creep people out once again by reporting on it, once again.
The author describes the possibility that these devices could broadcast dating stats to other Lovegety users streamlining the whole random "first-encounter" thing.
"Today's social software is not very social," admits MIT's media page.
I suppose soon we can look forward to know his/her favorite movies, hobbies, or whether the "25-year-old" is really 25-years-old in person. No need to wait for weeks of myspacing or online flirting to find the man/woman of your virtual dreams. Its virtually effortless.
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