ISWC 2002 Wearable Computer Conference In Seattle

Tinmith writes: "We would like to welcome everyone to the IEEE International Symposium on Wearable Computers (ISWC 2002), which this year is being held at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA, and runs from October 7 - October 10, 2002. If you have an interest in high technology and/or wearable computers, then this is the conference which you must attend to check out the latest gadgets and research prototypes! An invitation URL with more info is here, and students get cheap registration fees as well." At ISWC, you can talk to wearables researchers and inventors from all over industry and academia, and see their current projects up-close.

will it get me more dates than my slipstick did?

[dankelley]

I used to wear a slipstick on my belt ... will wearing a computer get me more dates?

PS: slipstick = slideruler = I'm gettin' old

Slipstick? Careful 'bout that name.

[Louis_Wu]

slipstick

Be careful about how your refer to slide rules, lots of Slashdoters don't think "slide rule" when they hear "slipstick". :)

Hmm, just saw the PS, I thought it was your sig. Gotta get my glasses checked.

Re:will it get me more dates than my slipstick did

[dannannan]

You could use it to search singles ads and chat no matter where you are, so maybe it would help.

Buck Rogers

[macdaddy357]

Tweeky had a wearable computer on Buck Rogers is the 25th Century. I think it was called Dr. Theopolis. Can I get one of those, too? That would be cool.

wearable computers at the EMP in seattle

[dannannan]

If you're coming to Seattle for this conference, you might try heading across town for a real experience with wearable computers at the Experience Music Project (EMP) at the Seattle Center. (Be prepared to pay a lot to get in -- it was $20 or $30 last time I was there.)

To me, the EMP was a lesson in all the bad things about wearable computers. Sure, they are uncomfortable to wear, but technology can probably remedy that. The real problem with them is how they require a lot of attention and prevent you from being able to focus on what's really going on around you. It's weird to be standing in the middle of a crowd with a bunch of people using wearable computers, with no one looking at each other or interacting -- they're all too busy fidgeting with the gadget they're wearing to take notice of each other.

If you want to enjoy the EMP, sure, get the wearable computer for the "gee whiz" thrill, but put it away after a few minutes so you can enjoy what's going on around you.

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