Activation
How to activate your Poken?
Activating your poken:
- Gently pull the body away from the hand to reveal the USB connector.
- The USB connector is protected with a thin plastic pull-tab.
- Pull it away, and discard it.
- The poken should glow multiple colors for a few seconds, indicating that it has just been activated.
Poken modes:
- the poken has different modes for each mode there is a corresponding color: green, red and orange glow, plus the ‘light show’.
- the green light appears when you have successfully poken'ed with someone, and exchanged profiles.
- the red light appears when the two poken could not successfully exchange data. Wait for the red glowing to stop and retry to poken the other person.
- the orange light appears right after you have poken'ed with someone but only have room for 4 or less poken contacts (pokenSparks only).
- the ‘light show’ appears if you press your poken's button for a couple of seconds. it's simply for entertainment with its groovy lights and will also let you know the battery still works!
How to use your Poken to connect to friends:
- Simply touch poken-to-poken with a “high-four” gesture, palm against palm, for about one second. You will feel a gentle magnetic pull when the Pokens are close together.
- If the connection was successful your Pokenʼs palm will glow green for a few seconds and Thatʼs it! You have successfully Poken'ed and stored your friendʼs information.
How to upload your contacts:
- Whenever youʼd like: plug your Poken into a computers USB port. The computer needs to have an active internet connection to upload your contacts.
- On computers with “auto-launch” enabled (Windows Vista) a web browser will automatically launch and display your Poken account
- On the Mac your Poken appears as a new drive on your computer, called “POKEN”. Simply open it then double-click on “Start_Poken.html” to launch your Poken upload. The default web browser will launch. Just follow the onscreen instructions to log into and manage your Poken account.

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