Social Tech: Do you Poken?

by: Taly Weiss February 7, 2009

Remember when folks were always asking: “Are you on FaceBook?” Well, I’ve got a hunch that it’s about to change to “Do you Poken?”… Yes, poken. Not pokin, P-O-K-E-N. Poken enables the exchange of contact details by giving a simple high-five. The poken is basically an adorable USB that comes in a variety of animals - an alien, panda, bee and skeleton. “Put your Poken’s hand up to your buddy’s; then when you plug yours into a USB port, your friend’s contacts will automatically sync to your Poken account (which then propagates to Facebook, MySpace and other networks).” Of course, you and your friends need to have pokens. But they’re so darn cute, I’m sure you wouldn’t mind carrying it around.

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Trend Original: Poken

Trend Spotter: Gizmodo

topics: social, tech & gadgets

tags: gadgets, networking, USB, wearables