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That's the Momenta, one of the finalists in Microsoft's Next-Gen PC Design Competition. The idea behind the neck-worn Momenta PC is that it actively records everything in a rolling buffer and, creepily, reads your pulse; once it encounters an increased heart rate, it TiVo's the previous five minutes, so you can later review whatever it was that caused your pulse to go up. The product copy indicates this would typically be some joking moment with friends, but we're picturing it recording us receiving unfortuitous letters from the IRS, frantically stifling a grease fire in the kitchen and having heated telephone arguments with the landlord, who says he can't fix your heater until July.
Also--folks, c'mon! We don't want to wear a computer on our necks! It's bad enough we have to carry one on our backs!
I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.
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At least one finalist in MS Next-Gen PC Design Comp is creeping us out
Personally, I would hop on this if it were available as it would replace a laptop easily. Also with it's access to wireless devices, you could easily bridge the gap between sitting at your desktop and melding it with your desktop, and then easily get up and carry it with you without having to gather all your devices into a bag and toting that. No more boring waits places... waiting for a bus? Load up a movie and project it on the wall in front of you.
The only question I have would be battery life and how it charges... Mix this with wireless charging and we have ourselves a future...