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RFID Robotic Chair Follows You Around For Constant Seating

Dutch designer Jelte van Geest's RFID-enabled robotic chair is for Openbare Bibliotheek Endhoven, and it's fantastic. What you do is swipe your RFID-enabled library card in front of the chair's sensor, which then follows you (or your card) around the library so you always have somewhere to sit. Once you cross a line near the checkout counter, the chair returns back to its docking station to re-juice and get ready for the next guy's ass. The video after the jump illustrates how it works. [Momeld via Technabob via DVICE] More »

2:00 PM on Sun Jun 15 2008
By Jason Chen
18,101 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: These sure would be interesting to play musical chairs with, maybe blindfolded musical chairs. Jasoco - I think the idea of a shopping cart following you is a perfect application for this sort of technology, great idea! And roaming around the more »

wireless

WoW Gamer Gets Busted for Using Library Wi-Fi After Hours

21-year old Brian Tanner got busted by the cops up in Palmer, Alaska for using the local library's free Wi-Fi to play World of Warcraft after the library had closed. Patrolling cops seized the poor guy's laptop and claimed that although the library provides free Wi-Fi, there are rules governing its use. Rules which apparently Tanner wasn't following. Only one room in NY's Public Library offers free Wi-Fi (and you're not allowed to plug into an outlet) so I feel Tanner's pain, but if the library (which you'd think would want to provide free Wi-Fi for everyone) doesn't want people using their "service" after hours, then don't broadcast your signal. – Louis Ramirez More »

9:09 AM on Mon Feb 26 2007
By Louis Ramirez
3,946 views, 41 comments

Latest by dosguy: If the library didn't want it being used after hours, the should've either password protected it at closing time or else just shut it off. Duh! more »

portable media

Zune Fact: Music Will Be Redownloadable

We just got back from the LA Zune event, and like the NY Event we covered, we found out some interesting extra details. Unlike iTunes, with its draconian non-redownload policy, Microsoft's Zune Marketplace will let you re-download purchased songs up to five times (plus even more if you call up tech support). Apple has been known to let people download their purchased music library again—especially if your name is Wil Wheaton—but for the most part they recommend that you back up your music instead of rely on them to be your data repository. More »

8:59 PM on Thu Nov 9 2006
By Jason Chen
2,258 views, 22 comments

Latest by SquishyParts: Ah, yeah Apple evil. http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4.06/3D3FC2DB-A7B7-44DE-... more »