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Smart carpet can spot fires, steer feet and sell beer

News As with its smart clothing, the "smart carpet" -- the term used by Infineon -- is for now just a demonstration product, with commercial possibilities still years in the future. After being fitted to a floor and hooked up to a power source and a...

[May 8, 2003, 14:13]

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

Blog German chipmaker Infineon is demonstrating a smart carpet --- no, not a nice taupe rug with subtle ethnic influences, but one with chips, sensors, light-emitting diodes and wiring all in the weave. And imagine the banter between the smart vacuum...

[May 9, 2003, 12:37]

Thursday: Smart mobs rampage

Blog The location proved to be a rug store, and the action was that, if approached by a salesperson, to explain that everyone present lived together in a huge warehouse and they were looking for a carpet for a.well, let's call it a group activity.

[June 20, 2003, 17:11]

Wednesday

Blog It's not at all clear that it ever worked properly, while the Intel watch at least managed some success despite a habit of running backwards if you walked over a nylon carpet. SPOT, Smart Personal Object Technology, is Microsoft's R&D effort to put...

[January 10, 2003, 16:22]

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