R. Colin Johnson writes in EE Times . . .

“Wearable computers need a nanosize operating system. That's the philosophy of MIT spin-off InfoCharms Inc., which will describe Nanix, its forthcoming wearable-computer OS, later this month at the Everywhere Internet show in San Francisco.”

“'There are a whole set of problems that are unique to wearable computers but that must be faced by an operating system,' said Alex Lightman, chief executive officer at InfoCharms, which is readying a brooch-style Internet-ready communicator based on the slimmed-down Linux-like OS for release next year. 'We hope that Nanix will become the Linux of wearable computers.'”

“Nanix will make use of the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). The company has already shown prototypes of designs using 'open standards' for inexpensive development.”

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