>Well, I can only speak for myself, but I would really like to have
>word processing, net browsing and email capability everywhere. My
>dream is to have various search agents available that I could send
>information gathering with a thought ("What is rheology really?") or
>a simple command - anywhere, anytime. The ideal wearable would
>combine the pager with the computer with the notebook.
I guess I have to clarify my point a bit. Do you really care where the
processing power is? I think that for the moment, stationary computers
will continue to be faster and cheaper than laptops/wearables. So it
seems better to concentrate on wearable connectivity, than on wearable
processing power. With good enogh connectivity, the border between
communication and computation starts to blur.
Another point: You will not always have the spare attention to do word
proccessing, web browsing or email anywhere. With my Newton MP 2000
and Nokia PC-card I can do web browsing anywhere, and it gives me a
feeling of safety and security. But still, for some reason, I do most
of
my browsing at the office. This is more a marketing than a
technological
point: How do you convice the potential customer that with wearables,
she could work at places where she doesn't want to be in the first
place?
Felix Ungman
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