Response from Ed Purver

I like the idea, because I am the kind of person who forgets stuff like my metrocard, or my phone, etc..., so it definitely has a use.

But I would hesitate to buy it until I was reassured that there were no health issues to having a bunch of RFID tags on my person ALL THE TIME... and some people might have privacy issues, with making themselves so trackable?

Before I bought it, I'd need to know why this was so much better than a piece of paper on my front door reminding me not to forget my keys, etc

I think the alarm would have to be sound. The sound would have to come from the device (not my own phone, which I may have left in my room), and I would have to be able to load my own audio files onto the device, otherwise it would drive me crazy. And I want a different sound for each object it is detecting, so I don't have to spend time working out which object I have not got...
On Oct 23, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Anne Hong wrote:

1. Would you use it? I would definitely give it a try. The most important aspects would be immediacy and priority. Would I recieve this alarm as soon as I open the door, or is it after I'm in the lobby or outside in the subway? If I knew it was my wallet, then it would be worthwhile for me to go back upstairs and get it versus a cellphone. I think it might be a little too late to worry about my keys until after I got back to call the super. I sometimes forget, but I assess if it's worth my time to go back.
2. Would you prefer alarms to be light only, sound only or both alarms? Vibrating cellphone or alarm is sufficient for me.
3. Would you stick the Tags on your wallet, cell, key, etc...? I would use these tags on items that I don't use frequently. Maybe it's a book or a paper I need for a group discussion that I'm more likely to forget at home.
4. Comments?