Thursday, April 04, 2002

Wearable Computers Are Learning Experience. Wearable computers may never be common, but the technology is marching beyond military and commercial uses and into the classroom, where children are taking advantage of it. Many people were exposed to the idea of a wearable computer when IBM began airing commercials promoting the technology a couple of years ago. [osOpinion] 7:00:10 PM    comment []

Why, Hello, Mr. Chips. An FDA decision that implantable microchips are not medical devices clears the way for anyone and everyone to get chipped, and for any reason under the sun. By Julia Scheeres. [Wired News] 6:54:15 PM    comment []

Smart Glasses Order Own Refills. "A Japanese electronics company has developed drinking glasses which signal when they are almost empty so that table staff know when to bring a refill. A microchip and a coil in the base of each glass interact with a coating on the surface of the vessel to work out how full it is and then signal this information to a base station.... A code in the chip identifies each individual glass and could be used to signal to mobile devices carried by table staff or a central display behind a bar." [BBC News, via Slashdot] For Bruce, Andy, and Kate because the Slashdot headline is "Beer Stein Goes Hi Tech." [The Shifted Librarian] 6:53:41 PM    comment []

Brendan Francis. "If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don't hoard it. Don't dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke." [Motivational Quotes of the Day] 7:36:54 AM    comment []

"If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth." ---Sir Alan Herbert 6:14:31 AM    comment []