Wearable Computers

ucribido writes "Here is an interesting story regarding wearable computers and other communication accessories utilizing technology developed by Martin Cooper, who is regarded as the "father" of the portable cell phone. The fashion show was sponsored by Charmed Technology which is a spin off of MIT's Media Lab. Check out the hot "geek" chics sporting the latest in info-gagetry. Apparently, the CEO of charmed regards his company as the answer to Bill Joy's warning that technology will soon wipe out mankind if not kept in check. Find out for yourself."

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Read about NANIX

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Go directly to their page on Nanix and read, among other things:

NANIX will become the standard operating system for these types of Internet connected devices." NANIX is a Linux-based operating system distribution optimized for small wireless Internet devices. Support will be included for power management, wireless connectivity (802.11, IRDA, Bluetooth), and non-conventional input/output such as handheld keyboards, voice-recognition, head mounted displays, and palm-sized LCD monitors. Support will also be provided for cameras, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, MP3 music files, and broadband streaming audio/video. NANIX can be configured to function on a variety of systems ranging from laptops to small embedded computing devices.

If they play nice, this could provide some good support for small hardware. I would certainly like to be able to build some personal applications for handheld and wearable devices. I know that I perfer to be able to program any hardware I buy rather than just using the canned software that came with it. I don't always take advantage of that option, but it is a selling point to me.