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11.24.09
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A Device That Gives You Reminders When You Need Them Most

To activate it, just walk by
By Mike Rigsby Posted 06.10.2009 at 6:29 pm 8 Comments

You're late for work. As you hustle out the front door, the furthest thing from your mind is the afternoon's dentist appointment that you'd scheduled last week. You'd have probably forgotten all about it — if you hadn't thought ahead by programming a home-built device to give you a voice reminder as you pass it on your way out.

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