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To: puborectalis who wrote (63394)	1/17/2000 12:26:00 AM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 108040

The more I read about wearable PC's the more I get excited about XYBR,remembering that IBM financing came to the aid of little XYBR........."Using the Wearable PC is a strange experience. It is definitely a hugely innovative step in human-computer interaction, and there will certainly be big demand for it when it becomes a consumer product. The primary market at the moment will be specialised users, and there is certainly interest from the military. But the consumer version is bound to come sooner or later"......., Xybernaut(R) Wearable PC Wins Popular Mechanics' Design & Engineering Award 2000 FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR - news), the leader in wearable computing, today announced that Popular Mechanics Magazine has awarded the Mobile Assistant® IV (MA IV(TM)) wearable PC the prestigious ''Design & Engineering Award 2000,'' which was recently announced in the December issue of Popular Mechanics. The Popular Mechanics Design & Engineering Award has become one of the most distinguished forms of recognition for achievement in engineering, design and innovation. Popular Mechanics honors innovation and invention in each of the areas they cover editorially, including technology, automotive, home improvement, outdoors and science. Entries are chosen by the editors-experts in their respective fields. ''In time there will be as many manufacturers of wearable PCs as there are makers of desktop, laptop or handheld computers,'' said Steve Ditlea, Popular Mechanics. ''But they'll all be building on the accomplishment of the Xybernaut MA IV, which we rate the first PC that's truly ready-to-wear.'' ''We're honored that Popular Mechanics has chosen the MA IV wearable PC for this notable award,'' said Edward G. Newman, president and CEO, Xybernaut Corporation. ''This award underscores Xybernaut's leading role in the wearable computing industry. We are proud to boast more patents granted and pending -- 450 worldwide -- than any other company and the most advanced wearable computing solution commercially available.'' More.......April 27, 1999 Wearable PC: Suitable For NASA? Xybernaut Corp. hopes one of its products will be part of the standard wardrobe for all 21st-century astronauts: the Xybernaut Mobile Assistant (MA IV) wearable PC . The product was recently tested at NASA's training center in Houston to monitor vital human statistics and speed astronaut flight-simulator training. Teams from MIT and St. Leo's College performed separate tests using the MA IV wearable PCs on board a flight simulator in zero gravity, which mimics astronaut conditions in space with repeated steep climbs and descents of 35,000 feet. The MA IV consists of a lightweight, belt-worn computer, a color VGA head-mounted display suspended in front of either eye with microphone and earphone, an optional wrist-mounted flat-panel touch screen color display or keyboard, a battery pack, and integrated voice-recognition software. No word yet on the test results, but if the MA IV meets NASA's needs, it could take a place in history next to Tang and velcro.