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"In WWII, they had a saying that there are no atheists in foxholes. I think the modern equivalent of that is that there are no jaded, bored people in the high-tech industry, in the land of really good hardcore geeks."
- Neal Stephenson
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| Sleeve Watch | ||
| Temporary watch imprinted on the sleeve of a chosen garment. |
This is an interesting notion; printed circuits are cheap enough to make this possible.
| Alex rolled his wrist over to check the watch imprinted on his sleeve. (Expensive indulgence. Even dry-cleaning eventually messed up the printed circuitry.) |
| Technovelgy from Dream Park,
by Larry Niven (w/S. Barnes). Published by Ace Books in 1981 Additional resources -
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Maybe you only need a watch for work, so you could have one printed on your good shirts.
To see how the world is catching up to this idea, see MP3 Jacket has control sleeves and Printing RFID tags with magic ink
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- On/Off Luminescent Ink Prints On Fabric
- OLEDs Connected In Stretchable Display
- Stretchable Silicon Electronics For Sports Apparel
- Spaser-Based Circuits Could Be Printed On Clothing
- Bullet-Proof Kevlar Woven Electronics
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| The Robotic Shopping Cart Of The Future |
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| Marie Curie's Papers Still Radioactive |
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