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802.11b Space Suits

Posted by Hemos on from the lost-in-time-lost-in-space dept.

Saint Aardvark writes "The BBC has an article here about WearSat, the new generation of space suits: embedded RISC processor, 802.11b networking, VGA heads-up display, and 1GB microdrive. I want one for my rec room."

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  1. They might still need a radio by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this device ends up running XP-Embedded, astronauts will need a way to contact Redmond to get an activation key ...

    --
    "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  2. The real test will come when... by Tsar · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...Earthlink finds out that one of our astronauts is illegally sharing his wireless access with everyone in LEO.

  3. Bad idea.. by EvilStein · · Score: 4, Funny

    The LAST thing we need are astronauts floating around looking at all of the porn they hid on their microdrive...

    "Ahh....nobody up here but you and me, Britney.."

    Geez, I can just hear the comments now...