From: Joseph Sterlynne (vxs@mailandnews.com)
Date: Thu Dec 14 2000 - 09:01:01 MST
An article in today's _New York Times_ (free registration required):
Wearable Computers for the Working Class
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/14/technology/14WEAR.html?pagewanted=all
For two and a half months, these devices have been part of Mr.
Holm-Laursen's uniform, allowing him access to work orders and repair
manuals everywhere he goes. As part of a pilot project, 18 other
technicians at Bell Canada have also been outfitted. They have been
transformed into what Brad Chitty, a manager for Bell Canada's
mobile-communication services, calls the company's "virtual nodes,"
walking examples of how productivity can improve when workers actually
wear the computerized tools they need to do the job. [. . .]
Wearable computers are a big step beyond cell phones and other hand-held
devices. Equipped with voice-recognition software and processing power
equal to that of desktop computers, wearable computers enable workers to
send and retrieve detailed information while keeping their hands free for
other tasks. Telecommunications technicians, medical professionals,
aircraft mechanics, factory inspectors and contractors are now using and
testing these "wearables."
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