Five weird but wearable computers

While there has been some (perhaps Borg-

inspired) work done in implanted (in our bodies)

computing, wearable computers are much closer

to becoming mainstream.

Not only are several vendors working on products,

it’s also a great do-it-yourself project.

So while we wait for the wearable computing

revolution, here are five weird wearable

computing prototypes that are blazing a wacky

trail.

By Jeff Jedras

Image courtesy of luigi diamanti, FreeDigitalPhotos.net

I’ve been unable to source this photo,

found on an Internet message board, but it

just had to be shared.

I’m not sure how this computer is being

balanced, never mind worn successfully.

Hope it’s not running Windows, as reaching

back to reboot that often would be torture.

On the plus side, it looks like a great

shoulder workout.

Wearable instrument of torture

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On the surface, there’s nothing weird about

the BioHarness 3 from Zephyr Technology.

It straps around the chest and uses Smart

Fabric sensor technology to capture

physiological data on the wearer and transmit

it via Bluetooth, and it has definite

applications in athletic training.

It does kind of make you look like Tony Stark

though, doesn’t it?

The BioHarness

Why yes, that is a keyboard on my pants.

With Yanko Design’s wearable keyboard, you

always have a wireless keyboard close at hand.

With the keyboard’s location though, you’d be

wise to be careful when you’re reaching for

the space bar.

The manufacturer also touts a pair of “crotch-

rocking speakers.”

Now where’d I leave that mouse…

A wearable keyboard

A NASA engineer took wearable

computing to a new place with his iPad

Halloween costume.

An old sweater, some fake blood, and

two iPads running a FaceTime chat with

one another and voila, he appeared to

have a hole in his chest.

Although, to make it even spookier, it

could have used Windows tablets…scary!

A very spooky iPad