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T-Mobile Embedded SIM
Posted on: Posted on April 23, 2009 6:52 PM
SIM cards may be small but they’re often not small enough to be embedded into certain devices. Fortunately T-Mobile has come up with a new embedded SIM system which will make it possible to build smaller connected devices like hospital monitors which can report back to the server. The use of silicon instead of plastic enables these SIMs to be about the size of a pinhead, making it a lot more space efficient. You can expect to see devices that use these SIMs in as little as 6 months, with the first being an energy meter from Echelon.
Motion Detecting SIM Card
Posted on: Posted on February 17, 2009 11:52 AM
While we’re seeing accelerometers appear in many modern cell phones, the folks over at Oberthur Technologies have a different take on the matter, as they’ve come up with the first motion detecting and handset-independent SIM card, dubbed SIMsense. Some of the applications of such a device include allowing users to shake their phone when receiving a call in order to send out a preset SMS, or dial an emergency contact if a sudden fall is detected. It remains to be seen how widely this technology will be adopted though.
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