Wrist Command

A wearable communications device; the logical endpoint of mobile computing. (Read the full article)

"In the 1940's the lantern-jawed comic strip detective Dick Tracey had a two-way radio wrist watch which he used for contacting police HQ. In the 1980's a TV camera was added, so he could send back pictures of the crime scene. Only in the last couple of years have we had wrist watches with cameras etc included."
(David Raitt (European Space Agency) 10/21/2004 11:33:13 PM )

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