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The Future is Smart, But What About Us?

by Socrates

I just watched another cool video from ZDNet on Smart Clothes: After watching the video I couldn’t help myself but had to vent a little so here it is: The future is smart. We are pretty smart already. We have smart phones and smart watches and some of us drive smart cars. Occasionally, we even [...]

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Smart Underwear

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We have already looked at some smart clothes and smart exercise machines that are currently being developed. Yet, so far we haven’t mentioned anything about smart underwear. The following video from Reuters News shows off the latest prototypes of smart underwear currently in development for the US military. The pair of high-tech undies is intended [...]

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Smart Clothes

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On the heels of the Smart Exercise Machines video here is another one on smart clothes: Imagine a dress that charges your iPod, changes color on a whim and will someday even monitor your vital signs. Researchers developing “smart cotton” say their nano-particle fabric will do all that and more. From Reuters News: Nano Dress: [...]

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Smart Contact Lenses and Artificial Retinas

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In the last few years Genetics, Robotics and Nanotechnologies have all become Information Technologies and are often quoted as singularity precursors. Vernor Vinge’s sci fi novel Rainbows End, set in what he calls “a slow take-off” pre-singularity period, describes wearable computers and smart contact lens technology for augmented reality. But is this science fiction? Is [...]

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