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Pioneer's Wearable Computer Jacket

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the elbow-compilers dept.

i4u writes "Pioneer develops a wearable computer jacket with organic film electro-luminescent (OEL) display. On the photo, Kayoko Tanaka, a PR staff member of Pioneer, tries on a prototype of a wearable computer, a jacket with a built-in display in its sleeve in Tokyo Thursday, June 5, 2003. Pioneer works on this technology since 2001. I also found an article in the Taipei Times from 2001. Back in 2001, the jacket looked a bit fake compared to the one shown today. When the computer display jacket hits the market is unclear."

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  1. nice... but ... by hatrisc · · Score: 2, Funny

    can it act as a rain coat?

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    1. Re:nice... but ... by jlanthripp · · Score: 5, Funny
      The modern phrase is "jimmie-hat"

      Oh, wait, you actually meant rain coat, like you wear to keep from getting wet when it's raining. Nevermind.

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  2. Much More Interesting Article ... by Snork+Asaurus · · Score: 5, Funny
    and linked from that referenced page:

    Japanese Transparent Skirts and Optical Camouflage Research> . Now that is what I call cool tech.

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  3. Grandparents by doublesix · · Score: 5, Funny

    are going to love these. You know, the kind of old ladies that wear personalized 'My grandson is cuter than yours' sweatshirts they buy at little booths in malls.

  4. Re:In the future... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You say that like a cotton t-shirt isn't smarter than the average American.

  5. Poor design by morganjharvey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow. It's the first product that seems to be ill-suited for porn...

    I mean, what good would the display be if it's moving back and forth so much?

  6. Finally! by HornyBastard77 · · Score: 5, Funny
    A real reason to not do the laundary. Where can i get one?

  7. This is gonna be worse... by snipingkills · · Score: 5, Funny

    than a yuppie driving down the road talking on a cell phone. Can you imagine someone talkin on a phone, typing emails, while trying to drive and drink coffee? God help us all.

  8. The Pioneer hotshot responsible... by Faust7 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...deserves a Nobel Prize for inventing the most effective contraceptive to date.

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  9. teletubbies? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    This just in, toddler's worldwide rejoice as the fantasy of teletubbies comes one step closer to being reality.

  10. Re:In the future... by p3d0 · · Score: 5, Funny
    your cloths will me smarter than you.
    Maybe they will spell better too.
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  11. Sure it's all fun and games now by Exiler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Untill someone hacks your T-Shirt and puts a goatse picture on the back, or DDoSes your pants.

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    1. Re:Sure it's all fun and games now by The+Creator · · Score: 5, Funny

      "Computer, open zipper."
      "I cannot let you do that Dave."

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  12. Finally by tigertigr · · Score: 5, Funny

    A wearable jacket. I've been waiting for one of these for a while.

    1. Re:Finally by KFury · · Score: 2, Funny

      A wearable jacket. I've been waiting for one of these for a while.

      I would so mod that up if I had the mod points.

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  13. Re:In the future... by SphynxSR · · Score: 3, Funny

    It should, it will have a spell check.

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  14. with a display like that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    you could make pr0n with girls wearing the jacket while it displays pr0n of girls making pr0n wearing the jacket!

  15. Excellent! by PS-SCUD · · Score: 4, Funny

    This shirt will go great with my shoe phones...



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  16. My personal home page by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is my personal home page.

    See [THIS] photo, taken 0m13s ago from my jacket-cam, at GPS 17"12'W 39"1'N.

    To upload a GIF image to the back of my jacket, enter filename here [ ],
    then click [UPLOAD]. Please do not upload sexually offending images between
    8am and 7pm weekdays.

    Click here to [UNZIP] the jacket. >>

  17. Congratulations /. by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 4, Funny
    We've just managed to /. a jacket. BTW, is someone keeping a list of all the absurd things we manage to /.?

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