To: BANCHEE who wrote (50133 ) 4/5/2001 11:41:36 AM From: BANCHEE Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 57584 Elizabeth Here is some more info on what is going on with xybr.... This device is ready to go, according to conference call..AND Microsoft Corporation demonstrated the prototypes during 2001 CES at booth number 626. Monday January 8, 8:32 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Xybernaut Corporation Hitachi, Shimadzu, Colorado MicroDisplay, and Xybernaut Cooperate for WIA.... Wearable Internet Appliances (WIA). "WIA affords hands-free, mobile access to the Internet. The appliance will be comprised of a wearable display that allows hands-free viewing of a PC-class high-resolution large screen image, and a control unit that supplies images, including streaming video, to the display, and provides wireless access to the Internet. The control unit is powered by a Hitachi SH-4 32-bit RISC processor, and Microsoft Windows CE 3.0, an embedded operating system for 32-bit connected client devices that demand rich applications and Internet services and weighs only 230 grams in prototype."biz.yahoo.com More patents Press Release SOURCE: Xybernaut Corporation Xybernaut(R) Granted New Patents in USA and Japan Modular Computer Architecture Seen as Breakthrough Architecturebiz.yahoo.com Also......It is here now.. Conversay, Xybernaut Team on World's First Mobile Wearable Computer Driven By Speech Technology Hands-Free System Incorporates Built-In Noise-Reduction, Plus Power-Saving 'Sleep' Function to Conserve Battery Life "``Speech-driven wearable computers like this are often portrayed as a forward-looking concept to appear in the future, but this device is here now,'' said Matt Scheuing, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Conversay. ``We're very excited to be a part of such compelling and versatile technology, and to work not only with Xybernaut but with their other strategic partners as well, including IBM and Texas Instruments.''"biz.yahoo.com ALSO from conference call.... The Mobile Assistant IV (MA IV®),is Xybernaut current mobile, wearable PC.. The next generation is the MA V which will be out 2Q (May,June) of this year.... The MA VI for early 2002 The MA VII for late 2002 As I said, there is a lot going on and we will be hearing more and more.... Here are some PRs...xybernaut.com xybernaut.com Banchee