In article <Pine.SOL.3.96.980714194841.23800B-100000@ux10.cso.uiuc.edu>, Charles Aldarondo <aldarond@students.uiuc.edu> wrote: > 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? At least as many who now wear a cellphone or pager or PDA. 25%+ > 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) Killer App and Killer Device: current PDA functionality, wireless email/intranet/internet, BlueTooth, acceptable size and display > 3. How long do you think it will take? three years to get the device and application sorted out, couple more years for market penetration > 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! I'd be interested in hearing others opinions - post 'em and share! > Charles Aldarondo > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > > -----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum
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