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  • Smart jacket handles mobile calls and MP3s

    Semiconductor maker Infineon continued its adventures in wearable computing on Monday by showing off a men's jacket that includes a built-in MP3 player and can link up with a mobile phone over Bluetooth.

  • Comdex cools it

    For many of us, November has always been a time to gather with friends to feed on cocktail sausages, negotiate transport difficulties and revel in the crass commercialism that makes this country great.

  • Beep if you love me

    Forget Internet dating, your next conference could be the pick up venue of choice. Just watch out for all those greedy executives walking around.

  • Personal tech Visionary: Simplicity is key

    Mike Nuttal believes that simplicity is key to a successful product and that integrated devices such as combination mobile phone-camera-MP3 players are a step in the wrong direction.

  • Wireless Visionary: Prepare for smart buildings

    In the future, Deborah Estrin says "nanometer-sized sensors will track the path of pollutants, and "smart buildings" will adjust their bearings to avoid earthquakes. Believe it, or not?

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  • Wireless Visionary: Prepare for smart buildings

    In the future, Deborah Estrin says "nanometer-sized sensors will track the path of pollutants, and "smart buildings" will adjust their bearings to avoid earthquakes. Believe it, or not?

  • IBM plays with chameleon-like computer

    IBM Research is experimenting with a chameleon-like computing device called the Meta Pad, designed to easily convert from a desktop machine to a handheld to a notebook and back again.

Reviews (10)

  • Personal tech Visionary: Simplicity is key

    Mike Nuttal believes that simplicity is key to a successful product and that integrated devices such as combination mobile phone-camera-MP3 players are a step in the wrong direction.

  • Wireless Visionary: Prepare for smart buildings

    In the future, Deborah Estrin says "nanometer-sized sensors will track the path of pollutants, and "smart buildings" will adjust their bearings to avoid earthquakes. Believe it, or not?

  • Is that a PC you're wearing?

    Wearable computing has so far been little more than a curiosity, but new technology and falling prices will mean dramatic growth for such products in the next few years, according to a new report.

  • Infineon weaves deals for wearable computing

    The chipmaker reports "huge" interest in its wearable computing technology, paving the way for everything from ID chips to MP3 players that can be built into ordinary fabrics.

  • Hark the fuzzy sweater sings

    German chip maker Infineon will make your clothes sing in a couple of years.

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