From: "Shashank Tripathi" <shanx_at_shanx.com>
> <quote>
> "Armed with mobility and a futuristic design, wearable PCs can be
> Japan's next i-mode," said Sone.
> </quote>
>
> Is it?
> http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=search&StoryID=576074
Kind of a long shot, but given the fear inspired in Japanese garment
and textile manufacturers by UNIQLO and it's cheap-chinese-import-
dress-down-style strategy (the subject of some protectionist lobbying
over the last year), a line of wearable computers (or should that be
"computerized wearables"?) might avail that embattled industry of a
great last-ditch line of defense: patent protection.
My own take on wearables:
http://www.appelsiini.net/keitai-l/archives/2001-05/0319.html
-michael turner
leap_at_gol.com
Received on Fri Feb 22 11:30:55 2002