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MIThril Jacket Showcases Wearable Computing

Posted by simoniker on from the but-does-it-translate-entish? dept.

Codeine writes "The Seventh Annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC), to be held later this month, will again feature members of MIT's Media Lab showing off the group's MIThril jacket. Taking its name from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, the jacket combines body-worn computation, sensing, and networking in a clothing-integrated design, according to the project." According to a new paper (PDF link) to be presented at the conference, the latest version of this long-evolving system uses a Sharp Zaurus running Linux.

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  1. Frosty Piss! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I love drinking frosty piss!

    1. Re:Frosty Piss! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Damnit, you beat me, asshole!

  2. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    YAY!

  3. YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    What a loser you are, asshole!

    1. Re:YOU FAIL IT! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Sorry, I wasn't quick enough on the draw to come up with the "frosty piss" thing. I need practice at trolling...

  4. WTF? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "Taking its name from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, the jacket combines body-worn computation, sensing, and networking..."

    And what has sensing and networking ever had to do with LOTR? Jesus Tap Dancing Christ, people.

    Oooooh shiny. Does it run Linux? There are no jobs! Why can't I play foosball on company time? 3: Profit!!!!
    FUCK YOU ALL.

  5. In Soviet Russia... by mrtroy · · Score: -1, Troll

    In Soviet Russia...errr MIT Computers wear YOU

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