Handshake

Handshake is designed to exchange basic information between people who shake hands for the first time. Shaking hands is a customary action when meeting people in the world. This product brings one step further by creating an actual function to this custom. When people first meet and shake hands, the rings on their fingers get close enough to operate. The rings exchange their user’s information and store them while they are shaking hands. The more people they meet, the more information they have. When the users browse through the people they have met, the card displays basic information stored on the ring. The power source is generated by human temperature; no charging cords are necessary.

Type: Concept project
Team: Hideaki Matsui, Jay Wan Park, Dong Ho Yung
Award: 2007 Red dot Design Concept – Best of The Best: Interaction & Communication category, 2006 Taiwan International Design Competition
Philips Award for advanced design “Handshake”. Prototype was chosen for a permanent collection of Taiwan
Design Center