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Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by cronus » Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:13 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25099262

Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Sony has filed a patent application for "SmartWig", as firms jostle for the lead in the wearable technology sector.

It says the SmartWig can be worn "in addition to natural hair", and will be able to process data and communicate wirelessly with other external devices.

According to the filing, the SmartWig can help navigate roads and collect information such as blood pressure.

Google and Samsung are among the firms that have launched products in wearable technology - seen as a key growth area.

"Wearable gadgets are definitely going to be one of the big areas of growth over the next two years," Andrew Milroy, an analyst with consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, told the BBC.

"And Sony - which is trying to regain some of the sheen it has lost in recent years - clearly understands that and wants to play a major role in the sector."

The Japanese firm said the wig could be made from horse hair, human hair, wool, feathers, yak hair, buffalo hair or any kind of synthetic material.

At the same time, the communication interface and sensors placed in the wig are at least partly covered by parts of the wig in order to be hidden from sight during use.

It said that as a result, the device has the potential to become "very popular" as it could be used as a "technically intelligent item and fashion item at the same time".

"The usage of a wig has several advantages that, compared to known wearable computing devices, include a significantly increased user comfort and an improved handling of the wearable computing device."

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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by JimC » Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:16 am

I bags an Afro!

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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:28 am

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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by JimC » Wed Nov 27, 2013 8:30 am

Clinton Huxley wrote:Smart Merkin.
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by pErvinalia » Wed Nov 27, 2013 9:18 am

Surely this is a pisstake? Don't let geeks decide what's practical or not.
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Post by Tyrannical » Wed Nov 27, 2013 12:37 pm

I'm gonna patent a smart beaver.
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by pErvinalia » Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:22 pm

What about a 'Smart Groucho Marx Fake Moustache and Nose'?
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by Tyrannical » Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:00 pm

Google Groucho Glasses, so you can spy on people in disguise. :eddy:
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by pErvinalia » Wed Nov 27, 2013 2:24 pm

I'm thinking for the ladies - "Smart Tits", and for the gents - "Smart Schlong". :awesome:
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by Mysturji » Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:06 pm

:what: Is there a tinfoil version?
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by Clinton Huxley » Wed Nov 27, 2013 3:56 pm

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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by pErvinalia » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:03 pm

Smart Ear Wax.
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by Thinking Aloud » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:42 pm

It's just one step from the Cybermen's Mind Control devices...
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by tattuchu » Wed Nov 27, 2013 4:44 pm

Cool. Can I get Smart Extension for my back hair? :ask:
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Re: Sony files patent for 'SmartWig'

Post by Svartalf » Wed Nov 27, 2013 5:25 pm

Clinton Huxley wrote:Smart monocles, canes and cloaks. That's the future.
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