The mainstream use of this sort of social scanning system may still be years away, but it's exciting to think of the things it could let us do. And, unlike past scanning failures such as the , this new take on the technology isn't built to let corporations target you with their ads -- it's built to let you target other people socially. Like, you know, that cute woman at the bar. Or the curious crowds who show up to your first annual "Social Network Scanning Party."

Color me intrigued.