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Wearable Computing
Questions and AnswersVote for: Would you wear a portable Life Recorder?
ideas | Apr 19th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson

| Yes, if it can be made small enough to wear on my body |

| Yes, if it can be made small enough to wear on my wrist |

| Yes, if I can buy it as licensed sci-fi costuming accessories |

| No, feel secure with just a human body. |
Gadget visionary Bruce Schneier proposes the creation of a portable technology for life recording. His blog describes the device as capable of storing 200 gigabytes/year of audio and 700 gigabytes/year of video, constantly recording for security purposes. Would you wear such a device?
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Vote for: Would you wear a shirt that shows you how many emails you need to check?
arduino | Apr 19th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
This shirt uses LEDs and an arduino processor to display your volume of incoming email. It lets everyone in the meeting know how much work you're missing to be there.
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Vote for: Do you like Sony's new roll-able OLED screen?
sony | May 31st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
Sony has announced that they have developed an OLED display that rolls up into a cylinder. While there's no news yet on what consumer devices this technology will eventually find its way into, it is in and of itself a somewhat remarkable feat of engineering ingenuity. What do you think of this new display technology?
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Vote for: What is the best tablet screen technology?
hand-eye interface | May 31st, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
The really revolutionary thing about the Pixel Qi screen on the new Notion Ink Adam tablet is how seamlessly it integrates low-power epaper display technology into the computing experience, allowing for bright environmental conditions daytime interface with the device unobstructed by the traditional glare. However, one wonders how their image quality compares with that of other hand-eye interface solutions. Which interactive display's performance do you like best?
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Vote for: What do you think of the iWatch concept?
iwatch | May 10th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
Unfortunately this product is currently still just a concept from ADR Studio. Would you be interested in buying one?
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Open Question: Would you pay $313,985 for this wearable robot suit?
robot | Jan 18th, 2010 | by Editor
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Vote for: What is the best 4GB video card?
video cards | Sep 29th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson

| PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX 5800 Graphics adapter - 4 GB - GDDR3 SDRAM |

| ASUS ARES/2DIS/4GD5 Radeon 5870 4GB PCIe-A Video Card |

| Sapphire Radeon HD5970 TOXIC 4 GB DDR5 2DVI/Mini-DisplayPort PCI- ... |

| HP-Compaq 506904-001 Multimedia Graphics Card 4GB |

| NVIDIA Tesla C1060 GPU computing processor - 4 GB - GDDR3 SDRAM |
Getting the most out of today's hottest computer games requires some serious horsepower on your graphics card. These great models with four gigabytes of available VRAM allow your computer to quickly render even the most complicated video game scene with little to no processor overhead. Which of these 4GB monsters do you like the best for serving your eyes the streaking hot pixels they desire?
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Vote for: What is your opinion of Sony's new Vaio P line with built-in GPS?
notebooks | May 10th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
VAIO P Series is the first notebook computer from Sony with built-in GPS and a new Digital Compass. Perfect for telling you where you are and what's happening around you, they can help you find your hotel or a nearby restaurant if you're standing on the street corner in an unfamiliar city. What do you think?
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Vote for: Which is the better Android device?
android os | Jun 8th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
Google's new, open Android operating system is a great environment for using and developing applications. However, some debate remains as to which device has the best hardware to support an Android installation. Some people believe the upcoming Notion Ink Adam tablet will be the ultimate showcase for the bold new OS, while others consider the HTC EVO 4G to be the pinnacle of Android-based technology. Which device would you rather run your Android on?
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Vote for: Which online backup service is the best place to backup your files online?
storage | Apr 16th, 2010 | by Owen Ferguson
As bandwidth increases and storage gets cheaper by the gigabyte, online backup solutions are stating to make more sense. Which one is the most reliable?
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