ProxiDate, meet singles over Bluetooth

You'd have to seriously believe in love against all odds and possibilities to think your future significant other has a cellphone with Bluetooth, knows how to operate said phone and Bluetooth, has ProxiDating installed, and happens to be within range of you at that moment. True, we're sure stranger things have happened than two people picking one another up with Bluetooth, but we might go out on a limb and tell you to save yourself the heartache, since you may wind up feeling much lonelier checking ProxiDate every 3 minutes on the subway than when you started. May we suggest you just get on myspace or friendster?

[Via textually.org]

[steve sherman @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

I agree that finding a partner based on the proximity of Bluetooth, cuts downs on the odds of finding someone, but at least it�s real-time. And it�s not like you are checking it, the phone will alert you when your walking down that busy street and a match occurs..

KILLER APP
Integrate P2P Bluetooth Dating in an iPod. Now your iPod will alert you when you are walking by someone that has the same music tastes of yours. Image that you like 18th century classical music and sitting on the other side of the caf?is a Parisian student whose taste match yours.. That will be the killer localized Bluetooth dating App.
Add PSP so that your music tastes are now carried on your iPod and if she comes into contact with someone else that matches, you get an email the next time she syncs her iPod�..

[Jeff @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Something tells me the odds of walking by the one female who will actually install this is pretty slim. I think they forgot to look at demographics before making this software.

[Leon Cych @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Of course this has to work in tandem with "events" - it is perfect for conferences and other mutual gettogethers. You use the asynchronous to trigger the synchronicity - simple - nice concept but maybe not for dating unless you use it a speeddate function with a predefined database but that would be tooooo sad :P

[David Bober @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

You should use mobiluck (www.mobiluck.com),
It's not really made for meet singles,
but on your profil you can (also) specify if you are men or women, and what do you search.

And if the person you seak have only a simple bluetooth phone, you can send her a message anyway ;)

[David:moua]

[crsh @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

it's called toothin' and they didn't invent anything else than a cute alternative name for it

[David Stennett @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Yes, I was just gonna plug mobiluck ... while you're not gonna find your true love (probably) just walking around, used in tandem at a pub that supports a "proxy dating night" (I mean, come on, many do speed dating, which is retarded) ... I see this is a great technology for those who like to "interact" over a device, but are close enough not to be such a big dork ...

[David Stennett @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Ooh, I just noticed they actually CHARGED for this -- that's kinda retarded ... I won't pay for it ... it should be free! ;-) Joke, you should be able to get messages from girls, for example, but you can't reply unless you unlock it -- via premium SMS -- for example -- 1 dollar per night ... that'd rock! ;-) I think they're gonna have a hard time getting people to buy out of the blue -- they are gonna have to REALLY do some real live tandem events to get that going ....

[Pip @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

Discovery channel had a Japan and Technology show on a few years back that showed them doing this back then. They followed a girl around and her phone would beep at her, and she'd check it and it let her know a male matching her dating criteria was in the local area and should could call him with the touch of a button. She did, and they were talking to each other on their cell VIDEOphones and met up at a local coffee shop a few blocks away to have a quick date.

Yeah, this was years ago. Video cell phones, gps dating services, etc.. We're so damn behind the times. I'm pretty sure they have Tivo on their phones by now.

[acidreflux @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

You got mail.

[nyc guy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

i think its the best thing in Internet dating. how many times have i wasted a couple hours to meet someone that looked nothing like their posted picture.
in highly populates areas like nyc, i would be able to walk into a park that is populated by other singles and have a real time chance to meet other people looking to date.

[Old Timer @ Dec 19th 2005 1:04AM]

If you want to meet a woman, smile, go up to her, and say hi. It saves time, and makes you look competent, and confident. Wow, kids these days get so lost in all these gadgets which are often barriers to forming a relationship with redeeming value. Dont you get it?? It is all about the selling and MONEY! Heh, my way is cheaper, and you dont shoot any radiation at the gal you want to kiss, or marry. Hmm, think about that!!! :)