Augmented ID is a concept from Swedish company TAT that visualizes the digital identities of people you meet in real life. With a mobile device and face recognition software, Augmented ID enables you to discover selected information about people around you.

I absolutely love the concept, which takes mobile social networking to a whole new level. I am however not so keen on the use of the face recognition software; anyone’s life can be pulled up right in front of our eyes at the click of a button. That said, I’d love to be able scan someone’s phone (with their consent) More >