Wearable computing to augment daily life

FROM clothes riddled with sensors to name tags thatdetect our moods, computing’s next wave couldunleash small devices thatincreasingly augment everyday activities with digitalintelligence.

That was the predominant vision at a conference on “wearable computing” held in Boston, where researchers showed off prototypes and discussed ideas.

Some attendees took wearable computing toits extreme, donningcyborg-like miniaturised displays attached to eyepieces. But most of what was on exhibit seemed much closer to jumping into a mainstream commercial product.