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Whereables?

Posted by Cliff on from the still-a-small-niche dept.

d4 asks: "Thad Starner has been using a wearable computer daily since 1993, and Steve Mann has had an impressive amount of press coverage over the years. But if you want wearable computing in 2005, it seems you must build your own system. Why, after all this time and attention, are wearables still not commercially available?"

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  1. Why I don't use wearable computers Reason #1: by rocjoe71 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't use wearable computers since my tie keeps getting caught in the CPU fan.

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    Height: 38U, Weight: 0 Newtons, Eyes: #0000FF, OS: Gray Matter 1.0 (Alpha)
  2. One more. by jfisherwa · · Score: 5, Funny

    4. Basements- Having a wearable computer would mean that geeks would actually have to enter the unforgiving world that awaits beneath the scorching sun.