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The Altervista simplified Advanced Search
Recognizing the need for a search engine without all the clutter of advertisments, pictures, and high bandwidth clutter, Kyle Amon and Steve Mann created a front end to the AltaVista Search Engine. Perfect for the wearable computer user.

BlindVision
VibraVest/ThinkTank: Existential Technology of Synthetic Synesthesia for the Visually Challenged or BlindVision: wearable radar with vibrotactile output.

Electronic News Gathering
ENGwear is a wearable wireless computer system for electronic news gathering.

ISAAC
ISAAC (Integrated Speech Activated Application Control) is a prototype voice activated/speech response system targeted at hands-free control of common office systems from anywhere in an office building.

"Lightspace Pushbroom" or "Lightcomb"
The "lightcomb" was one of the original motivations in building the wearcomp. A lightcomb may be used to capture pictures with structured illumination, or to write messages in the air, during long exposure pictures.

MEDIWEAR
Wearable computers in emergency response. There are three versions for each of paramedics, nurses in home care, and patients.

Smart Clothing
Smart clothing, empowering the individual. From underwear to sunglasses, Wearable Computing as the ultimate fashion statement at the turn of the 20th century.

Video Orbits
A method of photography with a wearable computer which allows a high quality image to be generated simply by looking around in a sense, `painting with looks'.

The Wet PC
A wearable computer designed to help scientists inspect the great barrier reef.

Wrist Watch Computer
A wristwatch computer running the videoconferencing application underneath a transparent oclock.



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