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Wearable Tech

Cell Phones, Wearable Tech, Wireless
LG Prada II Bluetooth Watch
11.19.08 | Permalink | Comment?

The LG Prada phone may have an annoying name and be partnered with a fashion label that some would argue, has grown a little stale. Despite that the phone is attractive, has nice features, and although it may seem expensive its one of the cheaper products to have the Prada name stamped on it. One [...]
Military Tech Korea, Wearable Tech
South Korean Super Soldiers Revealed
11.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

If North Korea ever decided to invade the South, every South Korean soldier would have to kill about twenty North Korean soldiers if they wanted to survive the attack. The South Korean Agency For Defense Development (ADD) has a plan to even the odds with a futuristic set of features for their soldiers uniforms. In [...]
Portable Audio, Wearable Tech
Xpod Mini Sound System To Go
11.17.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Ever since the days of walking down the street with a boom box on your shoulder have passed several companies have attempted to revive the portable boombox. There was the JVC Kaboom, Burtons snowboarding jacket with built in speakers, and the Osiris G-Bag. Music until recently has always been about sharing, the Xpod lanyard brings [...]
Misc. Gadgets, Wearable Tech
Implanted Chip Beckons ‘End Times’ For Korean Dogs
10.22.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

Seongnam City in South Korea is running a three month trial to microchip dogs in the city. The program is mandatory for all pet owners living in two city districts, and if the program is a success it will be expanded over the entire the city. For the dogs it seems ‘end days’ has arrived, [...]
PC, Wearable Tech
KAIST Ubiquitous Fashionable Computer
03.20.07 | Permalink | Comment?

The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have worked with three other universities and several private companies to develop the Ubiquitous Fashionable Computer [Video]. Essentially a wearable computer installed in a jacket, enabling its user to not only perform regular computing tasks on the go but also giving them the opportunity to play [...]
Portable Video, Wearable Tech
Kowon MSP-209 Wearable Display
12.31.06 | Permalink | Comment?

Kowon debuted their new MSP-209 Wearable Display at New Tech 2006. Although it is fairly stylish for a wearable display, its unlikely consumers will jump at the chance to look like a bad Robo cop Halloween costume anytime soon.
The MSP-209 provides up to eight hours of video from a personal media player. The display is [...]