<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Wearable-HOWTO.: A borg's life.</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Wearable-HOWTO-18.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Wearable-HOWTO-16.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Wearable-HOWTO.html#toc17" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Wearable-HOWTO-18.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Wearable-HOWTO-16.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Wearable-HOWTO.html#toc17">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s17">17. A borg's life.</A> </H2> <P>This section deals with Human-Human interaction. As the wearable is quite new for the layman one has to expect some strange reactions from the other people. When I go out and read my PalmPilot's screen while walking or in the subway people have one of the following reactions : <UL> <LI>No reaction: because they are in their own world or because they don't care.</LI> <LI>Curiosity: they come to me and ask me questions like "what it is", "what are you doing with it" and "how much does it cost ?"</LI> <LI>Disdain : they may think I want to draw attention.</LI> <LI>Hostility/Fear : "this guy is nut: avoid him".</LI> </UL> Steve Mann Gave an interview in the New Scientist magazine and as he was one of the first to test the waters, so he has a long experience in this field. The second problem is that the wearable's hardware is quite expensive and some predators will spot a new device that can be easily stolen and sold at a good price, or just in order to have one of them. As a conclusion you have to be very cautious. <P> <HR> <A HREF="Wearable-HOWTO-18.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Wearable-HOWTO-16.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Wearable-HOWTO.html#toc17">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>
