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Re: newbie question

From: Chris Saari <>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:55:32 -0800

Doug Thayer wrote:
> Another viewpoint is that there is a significant array of devices out there
> (cell phone, pda, ipod, digital camera) that are all converging on the basic
> idea of an always-with-you, battery powered, wirelessly networked device with
> significant processing and storage capabilities.  Throw in an acceptable
> consumer-level head mounted display and you have a wearable computer.

IMO all of the things you listed are wearable computers, but YMMV 
depending on how you define wearable computer. The IPod, cell phone and 
PDAs certainly can/do function in the "always on" fashion of a wearable.

Are we really trying to answer why HMDs might be useful?

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