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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. What is a Wearable anyway ? </A></H2>
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<P>Well, as it name implies a wearable is a computer you are supposed to
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wear, actually very few wearables fill this definition. On a more
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practical point of view one can define a wearable as a computer you can
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use on the run relying only on its power supply ( see the power
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supply section for more information ). So with such a definition PDAs,
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palmcomputers, customized laptops are wearables too. As Wearable
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computing is a new field, there is no standard definition for a
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Wearable computer, but you may find Professor Steve Mann's definition very
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. To me medical devices such as pacemakers too are Wearable computers
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and they don't fit in Professor Steve Mann's
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<A HREF="http://wearcomp.org/wearcompdef.html">definition</A>
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( actually Professor Steve Mann is one of the Pionneers in Wearable
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computing ) On the Wearcomp website there is also a
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<A HREF="http://wearcomp.org/wearcompfaq.html"> FAQ </A> trying to
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define what a Wearable is.
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<P>I am not a specialist in wearables, simply I have a very strong
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interest in nomadic computing and I studying a lot its implementations
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both from a technical point of view and from the way nomadic computing
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is going to change our every day life and the way we interacts as we
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are getting more and more connected.
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<P>This text is included in the LINUX DOCUMENTATION PROJECT
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<A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO">http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO</A> .
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<P>The latest version of this document is available in HTML format at
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<A HREF="http://infonomade.linuxfr.org/wearable/Wearable-HOWTO.html"> http://infonomade.linuxfr.org/Wearable-HOWTO.html</A>
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or at
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<A HREF="http://www.thewearables.com/mirrors/Wearable-HOWTO/Wearable-HOWTO.html">http://www.thewearables.com/mirrors/Wearable-HOWTO/Wearable-HOWTO.html</A><P>, you can
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retrieve
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the postcript format at
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<A HREF="http://www.thewearables.com/mirrors/Wearable-HOWTO/Wearable-HOWTO.ps.gz">http://www.thewearables.com/mirrors/Wearable-HOWTO/Wearable-HOWTO.ps.gz</A><P>
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<P>If you wish to mirror it or to
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translate it, please contact me.
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<P>Lionel, Trollhunter Bouchpan-Lerust-Juéry
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<A HREF="mailto:trollhunter@linuxfr.org"><trollhunter@linuxfr.org></A>
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or at
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<A HREF="mailto:boucli27@altavista.net"><boucli27@altavista.net></A><P>
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