"Mann and the Machine" from Contemporary Canadian Biographies
10 (actually 11) Significant Points
-he first used technology mounted on himself, but then moved to incorporating the technology into his clothing.
-his sensors monitor his own physiology and the world around him. His early ‘vibravest” is still part of his repertoire
-Mann calls his combination of human and computer a Cyborg – short for cybernetic organism? – an earlier term for a technologically augmented human being.
-the 1994 development of the Wearable Wireless Webcam, a helmet –mounted camera that transmitted images to his webpage brought him to the public’s attention.
-some examples he envisions – personal safety devices, assistance to victims of Alzheimer’s , guide the blind 354
-he suggest that the technology could reconfigure individuals so they can interact more completely with the world.
-mediated reality (355) – creates a stronger connection to reality and empowers people to be able to combat some of the omnipresent advertising and surveillance that exists in our world.
-his ideas have become a springboard for many large multinational companies that have developed wearable computers or are in the process of doing so.
-his desire in the future is to make the technology less obtrusive.
-there are some downsides to his view of the world – the loss technology is hard to bear.
-he melds technology with his person to move to a higher state of awareness than would otherwise be possible.
-he first used technology mounted on himself, but then moved to incorporating the technology into his clothing.
-his sensors monitor his own physiology and the world around him. His early ‘vibravest” is still part of his repertoire
-Mann calls his combination of human and computer a Cyborg – short for cybernetic organism? – an earlier term for a technologically augmented human being.
-the 1994 development of the Wearable Wireless Webcam, a helmet –mounted camera that transmitted images to his webpage brought him to the public’s attention.
-some examples he envisions – personal safety devices, assistance to victims of Alzheimer’s , guide the blind 354
-he suggest that the technology could reconfigure individuals so they can interact more completely with the world.
-mediated reality (355) – creates a stronger connection to reality and empowers people to be able to combat some of the omnipresent advertising and surveillance that exists in our world.
-his ideas have become a springboard for many large multinational companies that have developed wearable computers or are in the process of doing so.
-his desire in the future is to make the technology less obtrusive.
-there are some downsides to his view of the world – the loss technology is hard to bear.
-he melds technology with his person to move to a higher state of awareness than would otherwise be possible.