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Next Generation Computing Show 2006 focuses on Wearable Technology

Posted By: Anupam Jolly | Nov 17 2006

The 'Next Generation Computing Show 2006' held in Korea had a keen focus on wearable technology. Technology that you can wear on your body and become 'Super Humans' rather than Humans.

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There were all types of wearable gadgets that human can wear on them like for trendy girls there was a sexy sports-bra-design 'bio-shirt' that can sense her pulse and hear her beat in real time. Her 'nike+iPod' running shoes can measure the amount of exercise. An earring monitors biorhythm and the health status.

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The show also displayed how the soldiers will look in future as there was a wearable computing device that will enable the soldiers to deliver various kinds of commands with each other fast and accurately in the midst of a raging battle field.

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In the show, Bluebird Soft presented a wearable barcode reader that is Bluetooth based and can be worn on ones hand.

Via: aving