Poken is a social networking USB device that allows users to connect to the social networking profiles of real-world friends and acquaintances by doing a "high four" with pokens. Once you've high-four'ed another poken with yours, the poken functions much like an online business card by giving you access to your friends' online profiles.Inventor Spot: Poken Networking USB Key... (April 16, 2009)
How It Works
Once you've exchanged information with your friends by high-four'ing your poken devices, simply plug your poken into your computer's USB port. Your friends' information will have been uploaded to the poken web database to provide you with easy access to their profiles. From the poken web database you will be able to configure your poken to share only the profiles you want to share.Inventor Spot: Poken Networking USB Key... (April 16, 2009)
Poken Team
- Stéphane Doutriaux; Founder & CEO
- Marco Spirig; Hardware Engineer
- Gabriel Klein; Chief Software Architect
- Loïc Talbot; Software Engineer
- Dave Brown; CIO, part-time
- Bryan Guido Hassin; Product Manager
- Serge Lopez; Hardware Engineer
- Asena Woodward; Marketing & Business Development
References
Fast Facts
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Slogan
"Do You Poken?"
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Poken is a small keychain-like accessory
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Pokens are a user-friendly and environmentally-friendly was to trade business and social networking informationInventor Spot: Poken Networking USB Key... (April 16, 2009)
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Price
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Pokens are available directly from the company in 12-piece sets
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Discounts are given on purchase of the 12-piece sets
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Individual Pokens are available from various online stores
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Pokens look like little cartoonized animals with an over-sized hand (for transmitting information via "high five")Inventor Spot: Poken Networking USB Key... (April 16, 2009)
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Available Pokens
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Pokens use RFID reader/transmitter technology to share informationCrunchGear: Poken: Tiny RFID thingies... (March 15, 2009)
