Memory Spot, a technology devised by the research division of Hewlett-Packard,\r\nis a self-contained storage device with a radio and processor that sticks\r\nto photos, documents or cards. The device is about the same size as a\r\nshirt button, but thinner. Here is a memory spot in a card.
A Memory Spot on a card, and the photo that is preserved on the actual device.
A Memory Spot on a hospital wristband. The spot could contain a patient’s medical record. Because data can be rewritten, a doctor or\r\nnurse could update the records on a visit.
Howard Taub at HP Labs shows off the data contained in the Memory Spot on a wristband.
A Twiggy-like fashion shot featuring a memory spot surrounded by pencils.
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
