"We were extremely lucky in that we were riding the crest of wave in technological advancements because literally every week the guys in the computer department were discovering new plug-ins and new developments in the field and employing it for what I wanted to achieve, " he said.

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One of the more entertaining posts we wrote up at last year's CES was for the Golden-i, a head-mounted computer that lets field workers control their machines using voice commands and by moving their heads.

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By mid day our last surviving computer super-store in the area opened its doors and I was one of the first people standing outside the place carrying my server.

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Read on past the break and you can begin this potentially short, hopefully sweet journey with me, starting with a quick rundown of my test rig (which also happens to be my mission critical work computer) and an anti-climactic revelation about whether, in the end, I ever found the software box I was looking for.

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The only time I really experience any self-reflection these days is when my computer sleeps and my screen goes dark.

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Because I'm also an inveterate saver of computer files, I still have my carefully mapped-out itinerary for the trip, and thus can tell you with certainty that this story took place on Nov. 12, 2001.

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Another similar-but-bulkier device is the the Golden-i (pictured above), a standalone wearable computer produced by Kopin in collaboration with Verizon and Motorola Solutions.

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