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Wearable technology could be next consumer fad
News Wearable computing has long been regarded as at the wackier end of the technology visionary scale, but for research scientist Steven Schwartz working at the Media Lab at MIT the idea of wearable computers overtaking mobile phones is a no-brainer.
[June 18, 2001, 8:54]
Wearable computers arrive at Internet World
News Futuristic wearable technology could hold the key to the survival of the human race in an age dominated by technology. Lightman says the work of Charmed Technologies, a MIT spin-off which researches nano-technology in its wearable computer products...
[May 23, 2000, 8:26]
Infineon weaves deals for wearable computing
News Chipmaker Infineon says it has seen "huge" interest from the textile industry in its wearable computing technology, paving the way for everything from identification chips to MP3 players that can be built into ordinary fabrics.
[July 24, 2002, 15:52]
Wearable computers soon to be everywhere
News Wearable computing has so far been little more than a curiosity, but new technology and falling prices will mean dramatic growth for such products in the next few years, according to a new report. The true potential for wearable computing in 2006...
[September 5, 2002, 13:47]
Wearable, long-lasting Linux
News Fans of Linux, who can't bear to be without their preferred platform, will be delighted to hear that Californian companies -- DCH Technology and Xybernaut -- revealed plans on Thursday to develop a long-lasting, wearable Linux device called Mobile...
[February 18, 2000, 14:09]
Union calls for ban on staff tracking
News Paul Kenny, the union's acting general secretary, said in a statement: "GMB is concerned that the EU appears to be blissfully unaware of the possible uses of RFID and GPS-linked wearable computer technology to tag European workers and to seriously...
[July 20, 2005, 12:50]
Take-off time for smart clothing
News Also referred to as wearable computing, the trend could see a mobile phone or personal digital assistant integrated into a jacket. South Korea's textile and clothing industry generates billions of pounds worth of exports, so it cannot afford to...
[August 18, 2006, 14:40]
Headset improves mobility of Parkinson's patients
News The headset overlays computer-generated geometric shapes over what the patient sees, giving them visual cues that help navigation, according to Xybernaut Corporation, a Fairfax, Virginia-based maker of wearable computers.
[February 28, 2003, 15:32]
Comdex: Speech recognition software talking up a storm
News IBM ViaVoice technology is showing up in products across the Comdex floor, from banking to the wearable computer. And in perhaps the funkiest use of the technology, ViaVoice appears in Xybernaut Corp.s new wearable computer -- a palm-sized device...
[November 17, 1998, 9:17]
Siemens introduces talking therapy for sick machines
News Engineers working on the equipment have a wearable computer with a USB camera, a hands-free headset and 802.11b wireless networking. By pointing the camera at the tag and asking questions, they identify the equipment in a central database and...
[January 25, 2002, 13:20]
Wi-Fi trousers, edible phones and mobiles for lefties
News The Cloud, Europe's largest Wi-Fi network, announced a "ground-breaking partnership" with Ukrainian wearable computing start-up, TrouserNet on Thursday. This is only the first of a series of wearable device partnerships we intend to sign in the...
[April 1, 2004, 14:10]
IBM: A wearable world beyond your clamshell
News As innovative as InfoPortal may be, wearable PCs carry more of a science fiction kind of appeal. There is a lot happening on the wearable side other than strapping something to your belt and a headset on your head," Suarez said.
[February 8, 2001, 10:11]
Wearable PC to hit shops by Christmas
News The Japanese consumer electronics group has teamed up with Xybernaut, which specialises in developing wearable technology. Hitachi is planning to launch a wearable computer by the end of this year. The two companies are committed to creating a mass...
[July 26, 2001, 11:35]
Internet World: The geekiest fashion show in town
News Wearable computing company Charmed Technology will show off its most startling clothes designs at catwalk shows held throughout the three-day show. Among the wearable gadgets, guaranteed to have fashion lovers and technophiles alike drooling: a Net...
[May 23, 2000, 11:40]
Wearable patents take off
News A wearable-computing company specialising in wireless items this week won several patents for devices including a credit card terminal that fits on a wrist and can print receipts. There's also a wearable laptop and a wearable camera.
[May 14, 2001, 8:29]
Wearable mobile phones hit US market
News Wearable mobile phones for the fashion-conscious have been in the works for years, with companies like IBM working on its own version of an earring phone, and Motorola opening a design centre in Milan, Italy, to capture the perfect fashionable look.
[April 12, 2002, 10:26]
Wearable PC nears commercial launch
News Hitachi has promised that its wearable PC will begin shipping to customers in America and Japan this spring. However, Europeans will have to wait before they get the chance to buy the fashionable device, as those who are marketing the wearable PC...
[January 18, 2002, 12:23]
Hello Wibree, and goodbye
Blog Just to recap, Wibree/ULP Bluetooth was designed to let devices such as wireless keyboards and wearable technology talk to each other (well, not necessarily in the case of those two examples, but you get the point).
[June 12, 2007, 15:52]
Gates to invest £130m in Cambridge students
News At its Cambridge research facility, Microsoft is developing such futuristic technologies as intelligent computer systems and wearable computing. This isn't Gates' first investment in the region: Microsoft has a research facility in Cambridge and...
[May 23, 2000, 11:47]
IBM chases a PC's soul
News Right now, the product is in the testing phase, but SoulPad contributor Ramon Caceres, a staff member at the Wearable Computing division of IBM Research, said the technology could be licensed to hardware manufacturers that could make them into...
[August 15, 2005, 9:30]
