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Researchers use Bluetooth to track festival goers, make fun of their 'hippie dancing'
Saturday, July 4, 2009
A team from the University of Ghent in Belgium is lacing the site of this year's Rock Werchter festival -- Brussel's equivalent of Woodstock '97 -- with Bluetooth scanners (36 total, they cover a range of 30 meters each). While you're rocking out to the likes of Bloc Party and Mastodon, the researchers will be tracking your every movement, whether it be to the mosh pit, the beer tent, or the Job ...
Original article from http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/04/researchers-use-bluetooth-to-track-festival-goers-make-fun-of-t/
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