It’s getting cold and so I’m fumbling with my phone and other devices.

I like the idea of a large screen on my forearm, but I’m not sure how it would work. Maybe it would be cool?

I see some company tried in 2014 and probably didn’t get anywhere (see Arubixs Portal), and there was that infamous Kickstarter too

  • eightpix
    2•10 months ago

    I’d like to know if there is a sci-fi source for this; I’ve wanted — what I call — infinifabric for a long time. Basically a cross between:

    • the microbots in Big Hero 6,

    • the symbiote from Spider-Man (sans sentience), and

    • programmable matter from Star Trek: Discovery

    One fabric layer that can reshape itself into any and every conceivable article of clothing. Perfectly regulates body temperature, water loss, and environmental challenges.

    From Altered Carbon: an Oni. Built-in telecommunications. Seems way closer to fruition than DHF stacks. Though, is the stack worn so much as is part of oneself? In universe, it seems that the stack IS the person.

    From Dune, Foundation, and that one episode of Star Trek: TNG: a personal shield.

    This topic makes me wonder if prosthetic devices count as “wearables”, per se, or not. If anyone out there is in the know — you or someone you’re close to have (has)/wear(s) a prosthesis — please let me know.