Charles Aldarondo wrote in message ... >I'm in the process of writing a research paper on wearable computing and >had a few questions to ask the community. > >1. Estimating, how many people in the world actually wear a system that >they would call a wearable computer on a semi-daily basis? > I think the numbers could rival that of those currently using laptop computers. >2. What do you believe will take wearable computing out of the fringe to >the general public? (eg: Killer App, major corporation intervention, war, >or not possible) > Great improvements in the wearable visual display unit. My preference would be something like the heads-up displays that jet fighter pilots have, where the information is superimposed on the wearer's field of vision. In this case, the unit would look like sunglasses. A nice touch would be if the transparency could be varied from very light, to completely opaque, so that the wearer could elect to totally immerse themselves in the information stream (when being able to see their surroundings was not important). >3. How long do you think it will take? > 5-10 years. Maybe sooner. >Send responses to me personally, so as to not flood the newgroup (though >it's been pretty slow recently). Thank you in advance for your help! > Hey, this NG could stand a bit of discussion, and you've posted a great starter! Regards, Bill House >Charles Aldarondo >University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign >
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