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Credit: Romit Roy Choudhury, The Grainger College of Engineering CSL's Systems and Networking Research Group (SyNRG) is defining a new sub-area of mobile technology that they call "earable computing." The team believes that earphones will be the next significant milestone in wearable devices, and that new hardware, software, and apps will all run on this platform. "The leap from today's earphones to 'earables' would mimic the transformation that we had seen from basic phones to smartphones," said Romit Roy Choudhury, professor in electrical and computer engineering (ECE). "Today's smartphones...

>> steve it's not about the tick tock. it's like a benevolent trojan horse. it's like a small networked computer that you wear in a form of a wrist watch. the idea is wearable computing. wearable communication. so the ability to, as you mentioned, pay for goods and services with a flick of your wrist, to read your heartbeat, to send your heartbeat to your loved ones or draw a little doodle to your wife or your kids or your mom. all kinds of things are possible. and as with other apple products, like when the ipad launched, it's one of those design moments where you don't know that you actually...

Let me ask you a whole question. i thought they don't wear wristwatches anymore because the iphone has e-mail and time on it and everything. >> it's not about the tick tock. it's like a small networked computer that you wear in a form of a wrist watch. the idea is wearable computing. wearable communication. so the ability to, as you mentioned, pay for goods and services with a flick of your wrist, to read your heartbeat, to send your heartbeat to your loved ones or draw a little doodle to your wife or your kids or your mom. all kinds of things are possible. and as with other apple

Anybody know? do you know, steve? >> no idea. >> it's that thing. >> an iwatch. >> basically your ipad on your wrist. >> that's too much. it's -- >> google glass for your wrist. >> never too much. you always have to have the next new thing. >> you know, reverend, going to do wearable computing. you would rather do that than google glasses. >> yeah. >> i would buy a watch before google glasses. >> i want to see you in a pair of google glasses. >> i know. you want to see a lot of things. >> baby steps. >> all right. also from the "usa today" gas prices fall 8 cents to a national average to $3.50...

This as the company is expanding. he agreed to take the job after a grueling bike. ride where they opened up that he was ready emotionally to relinquish control. >> he was a rock star in the tech world for awhile there. obviously, apple, everyone thinks they needs a revolutionary new product. what's the latest on the potential watch? >> it's all about wearable computing. i don't know where we'll be wearing it it next, but on your watch is not a new phenomenon. but they are comparing the idea of an i-watch. that's heightened speculation. putting a computer on your wrist will be the new big thin...