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A fashion statement that merges man with machine |
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Posted: 01/07/2008 09:38 AM
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| The Toronto Star - Is your cellphone a part of you? Maybe not yet, but it could be soon. [...] Every step forward in the field of electronics seems to make our lives easier and, on the whole, better. So it makes sense that we love technology enough to want to get close to it, to want to embrace it, to want to become a part of it and have it become a part of us. But I think we can do better than a jacket that plays music. There are so many more practical and impactful uses for wearable computers that focusing on a singing sweater seems a little silly... |
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Wearing a computer at work |
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Posted: 11/30/2007 09:45 AM
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ZD Net - The European Union has funded an ambitious project related to wearable technology. This project, named WearIT@work will end in one year and was funded with 14.3 million euros of EU money, even if the total project cost is expected to exceed 23 million euros. For mobile workers, the goal is to replace traditional interfaces, such as screen, keyboard or computer unit, by speech control or gesture control, without modifying the applications. This wearable system is currently being tested in four different fields including aircraft maintenance, emergency response, car production and healthcare.
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A watch to measure your stress |
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Posted: 10/19/2007 10:30 AM
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| ZD Net Blogs - Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the University of Pittsburgh are using a wrist-mounted watch to measure stress. This watch, which is in fact a wearable computing system, contains several sensors that gather information about the user and his environment. Now it will be used to conduct 3-minute interviews of its wearers every 45 minutes for 5 days (even during their sleep?). It will ask them questions such as ‘Working hard?’ or ‘Happy?’ and wirelessly transmit the answers to a central computer. The study, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is expected to reveal correlations between environmental factors that we encounter every day and which may increase the risk of certain diseases such as heart attacks or strokes. |
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The Coach in Your Hand |
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Posted: 10/12/2007 10:14 AM
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| Wireless Week - Now, researchers at the Accenture Technology Labs are working to turn the phone into something more intelligent. A team headed by Alex Kass, senior researcher at the lab in Palo Alto, Calif., has put together a platform that transforms the phone into what Kass describes as “an angel on your shoulder.” The “angel” is the Mobile Personal Services platform, which is capable of running a number of personal coaching applications to help someone be more effective both at home and on the job. Kass and his team have developed a prototype application, called the Personal Performance Coach (PPC), to demonstrate the platform’s capabilities. The application can use the handset in combination with wearable sensors and a personal area network employing Bluetooth, as well as connecting to servers to do the heavy analytics lifting. It also can use GPS or Wi-Fi for location. The first module Accenture has built for the application is designed for salespeople as they interact with co-workers or sales contacts... |
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11th International Symposium on Wearable Computers |
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Posted: 10/08/2007 01:25 PM
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Andy's Wearable Computing Resource - The 11th International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC07) is being held October 11-13 at the Hyatt Harborside in Boston, MA, USA. The Plenary keynote is "Wearable Robotics" by Stephen Jacobsen (pictured), President and CEO of Sarcos. The preliminary program includes sessions on a variey of topics including "Gesture Recognition and Interfaces", "Activity and Context Recognition" and "Input, Navigation, and Augmented Reality". Tutorials and workshops address areas such as "Introduction to Designing Mobile Applications with On-body Sensing: Why desktop emulators will let you down", "The Role of Design in Wearable Computing" and "Designing Wearable Systems for Mainstream Acceptance".
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22Moo offers sub-$200 35-inch video glasses |
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Posted: 10/08/2007 09:40 AM
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Electronista - 22Moo has unveiled a new range of video eyewear and Bluetooth accessories for Apple's iPod and iPhone that includes a pair of sub-$200 35-inch video glasses, a 3D supported portable DVD player with video glasses, Star-Trek-inspired high resolution video eyewear, and an A2DP dongle bundle with a stereo Bluetooth headset for iPod and iPhone owners. The Argo MP/3G-2 is a new type of compact personal display that uses a unique optical system to offer the equivalent of a 35-inch screen at a six foot distance, boasting 0.3 megapixels (320 x 240) of resolution designed to compliment a video iPod or Microsoft Zune with a direct connection. The device works with numerous other gadgets that support an AV output, including game consoles like the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox or the Nintendo Wii. The MP/3G-2 is lightweight, and features a detachable light shield as well as earphones. 22Moo's Argo MP/3G-2 eyewear is priced at $200.
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Wearable voice-based computer |
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Posted: 09/26/2007 10:17 AM
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| Rugged PC Review - LXE has substantial experience with wearable and voice activated, enabled and/or controlled computers. The company's HX2 is a small arm- or waist-wearable that's voice enabled, but it still has a display. The new HX3, introduced in September of 2007, does away with the display altogether. It is a completely hands-free voice-operated computer for use with voice-directed logistics applicatons, even if they take places in freezers with temperatures down to -40 degrees Fahrenheit. The handy HX3 measures just 4 x 3.5 x 1.4 inches and weighs less than ten ounces. It's powered by a 400 MHz Marvel PXA255 processor and runs Windows CE 5.0 Professional Plus. The battery is mounted next to the HX3 and you have your pick from a standard 12-hour pack or an extended 24-hour pack. |
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InHand Electronics Announces e-ink military Soldier Flex PDA (SFPDA) |
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Posted: 09/22/2007 01:05 PM
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| PDA Today - InHand Electronics Announces e-ink military Soldier Flex PDA (SFPDA). The Soldier Flex PDA (SFPDA) has been successfully demonstrated at the Future Force Warrior’s On-The-Move (OTM) exercises in Fort Dix, NJ. Whereas the electronics for most PDAs are challenged to run under 1W, the entire SFPDA has typical power consumption well under 1W, including the display and InHand’s PXA270-based Fingertip4 CPU board, along with Ethernet, USB, Bluetooth, and keypad interfaces. This reduced-power consumption is due to the unique low-power characteristics of electronic paper displays and InHand’s patented BatterySmart system software. The result: a ruggedized handheld with over 6 hours of run-time weighing in at less than one pound. |
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iPhone Blog Created |
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Posted: 08/22/2007 01:45 PM
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I have purchased an iPhone. I see the iPhone, and the iPod Touch, as the next generation of computing devices - in the guise of a phone and music player. I can’t wait to see how the iPhone evolves and what comes next. I've created a blog that provides news, hints and tips and observations on all things iPhone. Check it out.
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Video Eyeglasses Give HMDs Street Cred |
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Posted: 06/24/2007 02:04 PM
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Inventor Spot - Japan's Scalar Corp. has been developing a lightweight, practical HMD for some time now and with the recently introduced Teleglass T3-F Video Eyeglasses, they have hit the bullseye - pardon the painful pun. Weighing just 35 grams (or just over an ounce), the T3-F dispenses with the Cyborg look that has graced - maybe dis-graced is a better term - previous HMDs and prevented users from doing anything other than watching the video display. Users enjoy the feeling of watching a 28" video screen from a distance of about 6 feet away. [...The...] Video Eyeglasses solve that issue by only displaying the video to only one eye, leaving the other free to look out for your mother-in-law at the airport arrival lounge, scan for oncoming traffic or watch for the right subway stop.
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Watch for Wibree |
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Posted: 06/24/2007 01:48 PM
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| Clarion Ledger - [...] Wibree, which is being developed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group and Nokia Corp., will use radio frequency technology for communicating with small devices, such as watches, wireless keyboards, gaming and sports sensors. Even pill boxes and heart rate monitors may benefit from the technology, according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, which also is known as SIG. Any small, button-cell device with the Wibree feature would have the capability to connect to Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as mobile phones and personal computers. [...] One possible frontrunner will be wrist watches and other wearable devices. Just imagine a receiving a call on your mobile phone and having your watch display a text message or the phone number. I could use that feature now |
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Warn me if I'm boring |
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Posted: 06/24/2007 01:37 PM
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| Popgadget - A device warning a speaker that they're in danger of losing the attention of the crowd would be useful to a professor, but absolutely necessary for an autistic adult unable to read body language and emotion. MIT grad student Rana El Kaliouby uses intelligent software to interpret emotions from body language and facial expressions captured via a wearable computer/video camera combination. The video data is used to decide whether the listener is agreeing, disagreeing, thinking, concentrating, interested, or unsure. The result is an Emotional Social Intelligence Prosthetic that will vibrate whenever the listener's attention veers off topic. |
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Old World Meets New World in Kodak 1881 Concept |
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Posted: 06/24/2007 12:50 PM
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Yahoo Tech Blogs - [...] Lucky for us, Lindsey Pickett has seen the future of digital cameras, and I'm liking it. She designed the Kodak 1881 locket as part of a Kodak design contest in which the mega-company hopes to tap into the future of wearable technology. [...] What's nice about this concept design is the flexibility of this pocket sized digital camera. The designer made it so it could be worn as a necklace, handbag charm, lapel clip, or classic pocket watch. The 1881 not only takes photographs, but also displays them. Two LCD screens are hidden inside to automatically display your favorite photos upon opening.
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The moving finger |
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Posted: 09/06/2006 02:16 PM
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ZD Net Blogs - The University of Buffalo's VR lab has developed a cap for your index finger that is exquisitely sensitive to movement–to the point that it can actually be used as a 3D digitizer. It has an accelerometer, a force sensor, and a motion tracker, and its developers believe it'll hit the market in three years, which is admirably conservative–usually researchers predict (and it's always hubris) that they're only one year away from their first Ferrari. So what? First, I want no lame jokes about communicating with the computer using your center digit. With that out of the way: This device is exciting mostly because of cell phones, which currently have at least two disadvantages in the UI department...
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Wearable GPS helps shutterbugs log pics by locale |
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Posted: 08/09/2006 03:53 PM
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| CNET News - For hikers, tourists or just about anyone who likes to travel with a light load while taking digital photos, Sony has come up with a wearable GPS tracking device that'll help you keep track of where you've been. The 3-1/2 inch GPS-CS1 weighs in at only 2 ounces and attaches to your belt with a carabineer. It records your time and location every 15 seconds. By synching the GPS clock with the timestamp on a digital still camera or camcorder, your journey is archived, step by step. |
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What is a wearable computer?
A wearable computer is a very personal computer. It should be worn like a piece of clothing, as unobtrusive as possible. A user should interact with the computer based upon context. It could be a communications device (immediate or store and forward), a recorder (visual, audio, other sensors) or a reference device (local or remote resources).
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Please submit wearable news and information
Have you seen a news article, press release or other blurb that relates to wearble computing? Please submit a reference! Have a new product? Conducting new or ongoing research? Please provide some info and a link.
You can send email to andy AT redwoodhouse.com with the word "wearable" in the subject or use this handy form.
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Updated on 2006-12-04 09:16:03 by andy
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