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Wired: All the News That’s Fit to Wear

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 16, 1999

“A wearable Linux computer that wirelessly beams video over
the Net is ready for testing.

Developed for Internet journalists covering live events,
Art+Com’s UrbanJunglePack (UJP) uses a camcorder and microphone to
record photos, sound, text, and video, which are transmitted with a
built-in wireless phone.”

“Art+Com, a confederation of artists and technologists in
Berlin, plans to manufacture a small batch of UJPs in the fall and
market them to European Internet broadcasters at a cost of roughly
US$30,000.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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