Lighting and air-conditioning can be controlled using a ring.
Now, a design studio in Amsterdam has devised a piece of jewellery that enhances digital security. Still a concept, the ring is used for verifying personal contacts.
Initially, an integrated infrared-light scanner captures the blood flow through users’ finger veins. This information is converted into a personal code and stored in the ring.
When two people meet, a touch of a button on both rings establishes a wireless Near-Field-Connection, automatically generating a shared secret key from the personal codes.
Once a pulse has been detected, ring wearers confirm each other’s identities in an accompanying app. Enabling access to emails and other data.
An earlier concept limited the scope of tracking devices.
