This electronic business card is a tech-savvy way to expand your network. Created by Tom Ward, the business credentials let new contacts know more about you with the touch of a button. This is possible due to dot-matrix technology and a 5 by 15 grid of LED lights connected to a single chip PIC micro-controller. The card-like gadget is consistently in sleep mode, unless activated by pressing one of the buttons.
Ward provides an instructional video on how to create your own electronic business card. The device only costs about $5 USD to make, but previous electronics experience would definitely be an asset.
These cool credentials are ideal for tech industry professionals, as well as those with a passion for electronics and DIY projects.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Electronic Business Cards
- Opportunity to disrupt traditional paper business cards in the networking industry with a fully customizable and interactive electronic business card.
- DIY Electronics
- Opportunity to disrupt traditional consumer electronics industry by empowering consumers to build and customize their own electronic gadgets.
- Wearable Technology
- Opportunity to disrupt traditional accessories industry by integrating electronic gadgets, such as electronic business cards, with clothing and other wearable items.
Sectors Adopting This
- Networking
- Opportunity for networking industry to innovate and offer a more tech-savvy and interactive way for professionals to exchange information and connect with each other.
- Consumer Electronics
- Opportunity for consumer electronics industry to tap into the DIY trend and offer customizable and buildable electronic gadgets, such as electronic business cards, to consumers.
- Fashion and Accessories
- Opportunity for fashion and accessories industry to integrate electronics with clothing and accessories, creating a new segment of smart and tech-savvy wearable items.
