Short Take: Wear you PDA on your sleeve

By Stephanie Miles
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Orang-Otang Computers has designed an arm-mounted PDA (personal digital assistant) case which allows hands-free PalmPiloting, the company announced. Also designed to fit the Philips Nino, the bright yellow canvas Banana Peel will retail for $49.95. "Until now, wearable computers, typically including a head-mounted display, have cost more than $5,000 per unit," the company said in a statement.

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