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3 October, 2003: A new study on the comfort of wearable computer designs considers functionality, device location, and user gender: Effects of Functionality on Perceived Comfort of Wearables.
19 June, 2003: Asim Smailagic describes an 802.11-based location service being developed by the Wearable Group in a New York Times article. (Free registration required.)
13 February, 2003: Spot is featured in the January issue of Microdisplay Report, which covers small, high-resolution electronic displays such as the IBM DVI head-mounted display used by the Wearable Group.
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15 November, 2002: Spot is featured in the September/October issue of eDesign, an interactive media magazine.
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4 September, 2002: Three new publications covering Spot: Defect Distribution for Wearable System Design, Online Power Monitoring for Wearable Systems, and The Design of Wearable Systems: A Shift in Development Effort.
6 March, 2002: Francine Gemperle presents the Wearables Gallery at the IDSA @ SXSW Nowear and Everywear Interactive Festival. The gallery is an overview of wearable design and innovation over the past hundred years. Francine collaborated on the gallery with Carnegie Mellon wearable design alum Chris Kasabach and Vanessa Sica from BodyMedia. The conference is being held in Austin, Texas, March 8-12, 2002.
20 March, 2001: Professor Dan Siewiorek presents a distinguished lecture as part of the UIUC CSL Golden Anniversary.
17 March, 2001: Professor Dan Siewiorek speaks at Interface 2001 about wireless interaction, and Spot is presented at the Wearable Group booth during the conference. See the video!
30 November, 2000: Industrial Designer Francine Gemperle appears in a New York Times interview following ISWC 2000.
20 October, 2000: Spot appears on Slashdot following ISWC 2000 in Atlanta.