[yters]

I have read about special forces training with something like this. It'd be really cool though if it can be replicated with cheap off the shelf tech.

Do you know how hackable cellphone transmitters and receivers tends to be? I really see the cellphone as the portal into a virtual/physical life hybrid. If there was a cheap, popular cellphone with hackable hardware, then this could be a reality right now. If it was also the hub for a personal network, then you could plug all sorts of interesting gadgets into the mix.

[dkokelley]

I know that phones tend to be very hackable, I just don't think that people would use them (especially if they're priced anywhere near comparable smartphones/iphones) for games where they could break.