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IBM Hopes To Do Dick Tracy One Better; Teams up with Symbol to sell system featuring a wristwatch computer.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)
Byline: DOUG TSURUOKA
Dick Tracy would be impressed.
The cartoon detective had a two-way wrist radio to talk with headquarters. Today, warehouse or retail workers can use wrist computers to "talk" with their inventory database and other parts of their corporate computer networks.
These wristwatchlike, wearable computers come with a small LCD screen and a tiny laser barcode scanner.
The latest such wrist computer is a joint product from Symbol Technologies Inc. and IBM Corp. Symbol already had made such mobile scanners, but this month was the first time it unveiled a joint product with IBM. With the partnership, the two companies can sell complete computer systems to go with the mobile devices, a total "solution" that can cost millions of dollars.
The wrist scanner the companies unveiled last month is expected to pave the way for a new generation of handheld wireless scanners from Symbol and IBM.
Symbol and IBM executives say future devices will be smaller and easier to use, and will be customized to the needs of industries such as manufacturing, food and defense.
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