In the event of an EMP, we are all in trouble.

That’s awful! And, I think not being able to drive your car if for whatever reason because of some malfunction with a transponder is a safety hazard. We will be paralyzed in the event of an EMPS attack, right?

I’m thinking you will probably be ‘grandfathered’ in, while children born in the future will get some type of micro-transponder put in the bloodstream or under the skin with their first immunizations.

The transponder is part of the ECU, and can not be uninstalled. In fact, if the car is parked where it can not get a signal from the satellite, ground based transponder, or cell network, the car will deactivate and you will not be able to start it.

This is how I found out about this in the first place. A relative had a new car that was parked in a garage for 6 months, and they could not start it. Called AAA and they tried everything and could not get it to start. It would turn over, but not start.

I called the dealer, who told me to call corp, and I did and they walked me through getting a secret screen to come up on the GPS and they gave me a code to enter, and the car started right up.

They told me I had to drive the car outside, to where it could get a signal within 30 minutes or it would shut off again.

I just watched Part 3 and was very disappointed. So much missing that was in the book. I was looking forward to seeing half the country destroyed by Project F. What happened, why did they tone the movie down so much ?
Someone needs to remake part 3 and follow the book.

It might be mandated to install the transponders, but as far as I know, there is no law that the little black box or the transponders can’t be uninstalled. I’m surprised this hasn’t opened a new market for people who value there privacy.

So here's the official website: http://www.cicret.com/wordpress/

Yes, this is a concept item, no working, marketable item is out yet.

Here's my impression:
1) How's battery life? Projection is REALLY power-intensive. My bet is that this is only good for use for about 45 minutes before it dies.
2) I can believe the sensor technology - it has been in the Microsoft Kinect for 3+ years. It's the projector I'm skeptical on. Skin is a lousy reflective surface for most colors because different layers of the epidermis absorb different colors at different rates. You'd have real trouble with resolution and image clarity.
3) Phone - it uses Bluetooth just like an earbud, but it isn't the phone itself. It probably does support WiFi connectivity, however, just like most phones and tablets. So the GPS tracking phobia is unlikely to be justifiable based solely on the Circet.
4) Android-based (Google).
5) Waterproof. Fantastic. Noone likes having to replace their phone when they lean over and it drops into the toilet or the sink, or just the fall to the concrete.

I'd love to see a real one, but I'm not going to be investing at the moment. Now if you had teamed this with one of the ultra-thin flexible screens that rolled out from the bracelet, I think you would have a more feasible product concept.

Will I have to get a transponder for my pony cart? For my horses? For my bicycle? For my shoes?

This has been identified as a scam. The guy has raised nearly $98k euros. If the image is being projected from the bracelet then when you touch the image with your finger, everything on the side of the finger away from the bracelet would be blocked.

You're right, of course. This device is inherently impossible as described. I don't mind when a company uses special effects to mock up something they intend to build, but in this case, it's clear to me that the person doing the fundraising has no intention of ever making the product.

Got a URL for this?

That's what Bluetooth ear buds are for...

Fantastic!

"Perhaps in a year or so it will be real."
With emphasis on PERHAPS. ;^)

From the Cicret website:

"WARNING: we are still working on our prototype and didn’t launch any pre-order/order of the Cicret Bracelet. So don’t trust any website selling it yet."

This is being crowd-sourced and is in the works. Perhaps in a year or so it will be real.

Me three..

lol

Dick Tracy is waiting in line to trade in his watch.

uh oh. thanks for the head's up

Uh. Above.

Guys! This does not exist. See robertmbeard's post below.

Jan

our newest wheeled thing with an engine is the
harley, and I wonder if it has one.... ! -- j

My newest car is from before then, so I'm hoping I'm ok.

give us a break this is a remarkable achievement even if it is limited.

That was exactly what the program was for. There will be another one again in a few years to get the remaining ones, and if you still have a vehicle that is old, you will need to have a transponder installed.

When I would tell people of the "Pay Per Mile" program, that turns all roads into toll roads, they would say, but how do you get rid of all these old cars.

After the cash for clunkers, they don't think I am crazy any more.

*pouting and stomping feet*
Thank-you, though.