U Tag: Medical Dog Tag With A Built-in Flash Drive

Military — 11 December 2008

Bracelets or necklaces with listed medical allergies are nothing new. But too often the information is limited, especially if the person wearing it is incapacitated. A former British SAS soldier, who used to sew a USB flash drive containing his info into clothing while in Afghanistan, has taken the idea to market. The U Tag is a dog tag like device that contains a removable flash drive. It features the standard medical snake entwined on a staff and the acronym ICE (In Case of Emergency). The drive is password protected preventing would be assailants from writing erroneous info and it can be read by any computer system. The drive even contains 6 different translations of its contents.

The U Tag costs $30 – $35.

[DigitalTrends]

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Christen Costa

Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."

http://ICEcare.net Charles Tipton

I find ICE solution from http://ICEcare.net to be much more practical and useful. Being based on the mobile phone, it is always with me and does not reveal to anyone that I have a medical condition. Should an emergency arise, it is also very easy for someone to use it to connect with my family with a single tap for a phone call or text message.

In terms of security of my data, ICE provides remote data protection in case your mobile phone is misplaced to lock or even delete this data. And most importantly, paramedics can access my data very quickly if I am in an emergency. They say that each and every second counts at that time and I believe it.

The fact that it is free, also helps! They provide options for you to contribute if you find thier solution as valuable. Comparing it with this USB solution, they offer a much more practical solution.