Jargon

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Quantico Circuit
n. A surveillance tap
providing intelligence
agencies with access
to every conversa-
tion on an entire
cell phone network.
Named after the
Virginia town where
the FBI Academy is
located, the recently
disclosed technology
has short-circuited
customer privacy—
and Congressional
oversight—since at
least 2003.
Thought
Marshalling
v. Reinforcing mem-
ories by briefly doz-
ing after learning
new material. Occur-
ring in the first few
minutes of sleep,
thought marshalling
is like study hall for
the brain. It’s also a
scientific excuse for
shouting) into the handset. Scream snoozing in class.
“shoot” in one game, for example, and Macrochip
your basketball player shoots. Who n. An array of micro-

Ringleader are you schooling? Look for the other

goofballs yelling at their phones.
chips connected
by lasers, enabling
them to communi-
Alpha Geek Jury Hahn “I personally hate waiting in lines cate at the speed

aims to make cell phone games at airports or amusement parks. of light and effec-
tively function as
a public spectacle. You’re just looking at your cell phone, a single processor.
and everyone around you is looking Sun Microsystems
Next time you’re in Times Square, put on your game face. at their cell phone,” says Hahn, a secured $44 million
from Darpa to build
You may be able to challenge the weirdos around you to former user-interface designer for a prototype; it should
a videogame on MTV’s big-screen billboard. The control- a major mobile manufacturer in her extend Moore’s law.
ler? Your cell phone. ¶ It’s the latest project from Mega- native Korea. “So why not play a Genetic Corridor
Phone, a mobile gaming company founded by Jury Hahn game together?” n. A protected migra-
(above). Looking to connect strangers in public places, So far MegaPhone productions have tion route designed
to reduce inbreed-
Hahn dreamed up the idea of multiplayer cell phone popped up at NBA games, conferences, ing by endangered
games where people can interact with rivals they’re and even a supermarket aisle (dial in species. The zones,
battling onscreen. Here’s how it works: When players to fight stubborn dirt!). Next up: a DJ/ including a new
JARGON WATCH: EVAH FA N

5,000-mile-long
dial a special phone number shown on a public screen VJ tool that lets callers in the audi- pathway for Asian
like MTV’s jumbotron, avatars representing the callers ence add beats or images to the mix. It tigers, will broaden
pop up on the display, identified by the last four dig- will bring Hahn one step closer to her gene pools by linking
estranged habitats.
its of the participant’s cell number. They’re controlled stated “artistic goal” of collaborating —JONATHON KEATS
using the phone’s keypad or, more often, by speaking (or with Daft Punk. —erin biba jargon@wired.com

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