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Article: Government Embraces Wearable Computers
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- August 27, 2001
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D. IAN HOPPER, AP Technology Writer
AP Online
08-27-2001
Government Embraces Wearable Computers
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A mechanic crawls under an Army tank with a computer strapped to his belt and a keyboard on his wrist. A tiny camera clipped to a futuristic headset beams pictures back to colleagues, who whisper repair instructions through the headset speaker.
The once-fictional vision of Dick Tracy's wearable computers has given way to reality at the Army's Fort Monmouth in New Jersey and at other military repair depots nationwide where such devices are now in daily use.
Government officials impressed with their miniaturization and speed already are envisioning new uses that would take ...