The New Body Art - Wearable Wireless Devices

Freddie writes: "This article discusses the status of wearable computers; the challenges faced by software and hardware manufacturers in developing effective and widely accepted wearable devices; and the commencement of a new paradigm for how wearable technology can create value for consumers and enterprises."

Wearable portables....

[xZAQx]

will never succeed unless they are sold and marketed by the Gap

the Gap:all your clothes are belong to us.

Upgrades

[DeadBugs]

Where do I need to go to upgrade the firmware in my underpants?

Re:Wearable portables....

[spood]

Don't you mean the WAP?

Great, more ways to be akward

[malibucreek]

"Is that a hard drive in your pocket, or are you just happy...."

"Oh, it IS a hard drive in your pocket."

Gives new meaning to performance fabrics

[m_chan]

though I would likely be a little more cautious about overclocking my pants.

multitasking

[cmckay]

From the article: "You quickly finish and rush to his office, reading the e-mail while simultaneously calling his secretary to let the boss know you will be at his office in 10 minutes."

Riiiiiiight. Walking and talking at the same time. I'll believe it when I see it.

Re:Input Output

[eaddict]

For example, Sony Computer Science Laboratories has been performing cutting-edge research on input technologies, and two of their ideas, called GestureWrist and GesturePad,

I bet the porn industry is behind these!

That's just great..

[The Turbinator]

The last thing I need is some l33t d00d DDoS'ing my gitchies and setting my ballsack on fire.

Re:More Crap to Buy?!?!?

[Anonymous Coward]

Look out! Big Business is out to get you! Oooh, here it comes! Woah, behind you, it's coming back! OH MY GOD, IT'S IN YOUR PANTS! Get it out! Get it out!

Re:I have my avatar ready!

[The Turd Report]

Ugh...Any bets on how many seconds after the 'metaverse' comes on-line that someone will have the goatse.cx guy as an avatar?

Re:Tissue Heating

[AnalogBoy]

Good point. Great point, actually. Seeing as what my company is doing to me now (I sit less than 30 ft away from two satellite transmitters [the trees surrounding said transmitters are all dead]. I sit directly in front of 3 21" monitors. Behind me are another 2. Would you like your sysadmin crispy or extra crispy? Personally, I think its all a ploy. Im sure my company will sell these, and "give them to employees" as a "gift", while its actually part of their great plan! If we grow two heads and another pair of hands, the company gets twice as much work (or would it be 4 times?) out of each of us.

Re:More Crap to Buy?!?!?

[clark625]

...I can just see the day when I walk by Starbucks and my pants will analyse the last time I urinated and determines what size of latte would be perfect for me.

Hopefully it's no worse than that. Imagine going to the grocery store and having your pants go wild near the adult diapers because they are sick of getting leaked on.

Pants?

[taniwha]

when he said body art I assumed we'd all be getting new piercings ....

Re:Great, more ways to be akward

[hackersforjesus]

"Is that a hard drive in your pocket, or are you just happy...."
"Oh, it IS a hard drive in your pocket."

"Yes, I'm just going to go and 'defrag' it now..."