Business cards work because most everyone has them. And if they don't, it doesn't matter: the transaction still works with a single card. Electronic business cards, like Poken, do not work. And they ...

Nothing says “I’m a plugged-in, cool guy with lots of money and charm” like a small RFID-capable dongle that you can rub against your friend’s RFID dongles to pass pertinent information. With that ...

A couple weeks ago I attended a conference, and upon checking in I was told, "Don't forget to pick a Poken!" A Poken is a specially-designed thumb drive that allows you to fuse offline and online ...

Nokia’s years-long experimentation with the short-range wireless communication technology NFC (near field communication) finally appears ready to pay off. Starting this summer, the Finnish giant will ...

I was on the SXSW Meatbus last night and I met a charming young lady from England, Renate, who introduced me to the Poken. Poken is a tiny USB key with an embedded RFID reader/transmitter. When you ...

Technologically advanced ways to exchange contact information have come and gone, but the business card seems to always remain. The latest gadget to take on the challenge is Poken, and unlike prior ...

Poken are like paperless business cards, for the online set: A round little USB keychain stores your basic contact details, along with “profiles for most social-networking sites,” so you can share ...

De integratie van je digitale identiteit in de ‘echte’ wereld is al een tijdje gaande. De doorbraak van slim speelgoed schreef ik al over op Marketingfacts in juni 2008. Vorig jaar had ik het op mijn ...

“Ik had ook voor een topbaan bij een multinational kunnen kiezen. Maar tijdens mijn studie ontstond het idee voor Poken. Nog voor ik mijn MBA had afgerond, waren financiering en bedrijfsplan al rond.” ...

afaqs! explores a social media gadget named Poken, which can be leveraged for networking and brand building purposes Before revealing this gadget named Poken, it is important to understand the genesis ...