Wearable Computers and the Military

by John McHale Military & Aerospace Electronics, November 2005 Wearable computing is much more sophisticated today than was Dick Tracy’s T.V. wristwatch; the requirements military designers want from a wearable device make that same wristwatch seem like a 6-year-old’s toy. The U.S. Army’s Future Force Warrior Program will help garb soldiers of the future in science-fiction-like uniforms that will function as computers. Currently the work is still in the research and development phase. Read more