# Screw Wires, Use Yourself In a Home Network **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 29, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208 "2005-12-29T08:01:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/1 "2005-12-29T08:01:46Z")
> **BOFFINS at Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) have worked out a way of using the human body as a high-speed network and connect people to electronic devices. > The Human Area Network (HAN) device can manage fast data transfer between devices using the human body as a conduit.** [http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28599](http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=28599) ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/2 "2005-12-29T10:37:17Z")
yeah - they did this with powering a mouse one time. using the body to carry a low amperage current to power the mouse. lol, han ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/3 "2005-12-29T11:33:16Z")
> So far the engineers have managed to transmit data at 2Mbps. RedTacton-enabled devices have to be within about 20cm of the skin to work with the data on the body. Wonder how long it took them to get this far. ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/4 "2005-12-29T12:00:44Z")
I can see this being useful tech in China where they have 1/3 of the world’s population… “Unemployed? Why not become a bonafide network cable!! Good benefits, flexible hours, 401k!!” ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/5 "2005-12-29T12:27:13Z")
> [@RuBiCaNT](#): > > I can see this being useful tech in China where they have 1/3 of the world’s population… “Unemployed? Why not become a bonafide network cable!! Good benefits, flexible hours, 401k!!” lol You should start that up here, as Your business model. …like, “Han’s Across America”? _rimshot_ ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/6 "2005-12-30T18:51:13Z")
“Hey, baby want to join my network, and swap packets.” ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/7 "2005-12-30T23:25:15Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > “Hey, baby want to join my network, and swap packets.” “I’m clean baby, no viruses, no spam, no trojans and that is a good thing!!” /geek\_humor ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/screw-wires-use-yourself-in-a-home-network/6208/8 "2005-12-30T23:54:24Z")
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