Google hit count jewelry
Markus Kison's VanityRing is a prototype ring that displays how many hits you get when you search for the name of the wearer. (Or anything else you type into Google, I presume.) Kison says it's an "update of the ring as a status symbol." Now, if it displayed the wearer's Twitter updates, it would be a real status symbol. The project page also contains a demo video. From the VanityRing page:Link (Thanks, Jason Tester!)Rings are well known status symbols, and the included jewel's weight in carat is a comparable value for the personal ranking of its owner (the largest two diamonds are in the British crown jewels). The VanityRing doesn't have a jewel, instead it shows the number of hits one gets, when he searches Google for the name of the person who wears it, a more adequate value in our time. It is personalized using a custom software, and after the name is typed the ring will change its display to show the personal "attention carats", while every night, when it is inserted into its docking station the ring is reloaded and updated.
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