You gotta love technology designed to remove as much human interaction as possible from our days, moving us closer and closer to the dream of everyone existing in private spheres, completely cut off from any legitimate human contact. Designed by Hideaki Matsui in collaboration with Jae Wan Park and Dong Ho Yung, these Information Rings might not save us from human contact, but they'll at least make interactions much shorter and less necessary. Each of the rings stores the wearer's personal information, so when a handshake puts two rings close together they exchange the stored info, making small talk and introductions unnecessary. All you need to do is shake hands, then you can study up on your new "friend" later at your convenience. To be fair, I'm being overly dramatic and this could be a cool way to replace business cards, but I just shudder at the thought of technology moving in to replace human interactions rather than enhance them. In any case, this guy is a concept at the moment, so you won't be seeing anyone doing their introductions through rings anytime soon. — Adam Frucci

Smarthome, via Gizmos for Geeks