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Gizmodo tips its hat to SFU Ladybugs

Posted by Warren Frey on Sat, March 29, 2008 2:40 PM · Filed under Vancouver · Comments

Team Ladybugs, a group of six women in the Simon Fraser School of Interactive Arts and Technology, have developed a new product called the Ladybag, which utilizes RFID technology to make sure no purse leaves home without the three vital staples of keys, phone and wallet. When the bag is missing an object, LEDs on the side of the purse light up with emoticons to warn owners not to leave the house without their essentials. Their effort has paid off, with leading gadget blog Gizmodo featuring the bag in a recent post.

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