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Google didn't do wearable tech before Meta, Star Trek did it before both of them. (startrek.website)

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[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Linus Technologies had the write-top in 1987, and the GRiDPad came out in 1989.

[–] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dang, I actually would like a Write-Top, and this technology at that point is impressive to me:

Using an advanced symbol-recognition algorithm, the Linus ("of or about lines") can convert your scrawls into perfect text at a rate of about 5 characters per second. It recognizes uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.

I'm sure modern tablets can do that even better but I haven't used one I really like the feeling of while writing.

*EDIT: Weight: 9lbs / 4 kg I change my mind, modern tablets are where it's at