A kiss may still be a kiss, but soon even a simple touch can be the conduit for the transfer of detailed business, personal or even medical data using IBM's Personal Area Network (PAN) technology. Eliminating the need to issue commands with buttons, keyboards or even voice, PAN technology uses a tiny electrical current to transmit a user's identification and other informationfrom one person to another, or even to a variety of everyday objects such as cars, public telephones and ATMs.

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