But wearable devices' utility for the masses remains uncertain.
It's all about finding the sweet-spot based on device utility: i.e. visual, sensory computing combined with portability.
Silkworm silk has been used in biomedical sutures for decades and has recently achieved Food and Drug Administration approval for expanded biomaterials device utility.
Other uses for the back screen that were flagged up at the time included customisation of the look of the phone (by, for instance, displaying photos/wallpapers on the back), as well as offering device utility even after the phone's battery had died, e.g. by still being able to display content such as a map or mobile boarding pass on the back.
Finally, the overall device utility and ease were rated.
The combination of faster speeds and lower latency is thought to help speed adoption of Internet of Things devices and utilities that require a persistent internet connection.
"I have to think that despite the potential inconvenience and cost of such devices, the utility would choose life over lights," he said, adding that he recognized that avoiding power failures is a legitimate priority for the utility.
In May, in a move that AT&T officials said could endanger its rollout of services, the Department of Public Utility Control ruled that the company will have to get municipal and adjacent homeowner approval before putting any new video equipment devices on utility poles and also get approvals for those they have already placed.
Whether it's 3Com's coms PalmPilot or any one of the numerous Windows CE-based gadgets flooding the market, handheld devices convey utility and immediacy.
The company sells integration software and systems to: semiconductor manufacturers, smart device makers, utilities and automotive companies, currently.
