Here on Earth, IHMC is interested in developing and using X1 as an assistive walking device.

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Unlike the earlier Walking Assist Device, which is intended just to help patients re-learn how to walk, the new (and cunningly named) Walking Assist Device with Bodyweight Support System is for anyone who needs a lift -- even those who are perfectly healthy.

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For this first release, activity that can be tracked (and then transferred back to any iOS 5 device) includes walking, running, swimming and biking.

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"Walking meetings result in undivided attention because the mobile device isn't within eyesight, tempting you to step away from the moment, " she says.

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Shoes could be built with USB ports, so any device could be plugged in and charged from the energy gathered while walking.

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While the public decides how to deal with Google Glass-wearing cyborgs walking among us, there are already startups trying to add facial recognition to the device.

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There is no way in the world that we will be walking around with a clear, super-thin flexible display that doubles as a holographic device.

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Due to the limited number of electrodes, patients would only be able to discern light or dark, but most have reported better functionality with the device -- being able to make out the shape of a curb while walking, or discerning between light, grey or dark colored socks, for instance.

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Imagine that device in your hands trying to keep track of you as you move your head while walking.

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