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I think something like this does exist. I heard about a device in Japan that people would carry around and when you were in proximity to someone with similar likes/ dislikes/ availability status, the thing would ring (or vibrate? Hmmm...) Anyway, it was apparently quite popular.
On a related vein, I saw a speech by Kim Binstead, an AI researcher, who was working on cell phone virtual agents called i-chara, that would fraternize with other virtual agents, and if it was set to be looking, might set you up with a suitable partner. Again, this was in the Japanese market. Oops, just checked www.i-chara.com and it seems they are off-line. Maybe meeting the old fashioned way is still more popular.
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