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1、(A)Increasinglyoverthelastfewyears,wehavebecomefamiliarwiththerangeofsmallelectronicdevicesor"smart"accessories.Pocketheart-ratemonitorsforjoggersandelectronicmapsarejustthefirstexamplesofmanynewproductsthatpromisetochangeourlivesinallsortsofsurprisingways.AsascientistatNewYor
2、kUniversity,RosalindPicardtriesoutdifferentsmartaccessoriesbeforetheygoonthemarket.Oneofthesewastheso-called"frownheadband".Rosalindwasshockedtorealizejusthowoftenshefrowned.Stuckinatrafficjamrecently,Rosalindkepthearingthesoundsofthetinysensorinsidethebandwornaroundherforehea
3、d--eachtimeshefrownedinannoyance,thesensorgaveoutasignal.Anothercomputerscientist,StevenFeiner,isworkingonapairofglassesthatwilldomorethanhelpyoutosee.Imagineyouwanttotryarestaurantinaforeigncitybutyou'renotfamiliarwiththedishesonthemenu.IfyouarewearingapairofSteven'sglasses,a
4、llyouhavetodoisglanceabovetherestaurant'sdoorwayandyourglasseswillimmediatelybecomewindowstotheInternet,offeringyoufulldetailsofthemealsservedinside.Theglassescouldalsobeusedtohelppeoplemakespeeches,givechefsaccesstothelatestrecipesandevenprovidedoctorswithpatientinformationwh
5、iletheycarryoutoperations.Atthemoment,Steven'sinventionlooksmorelikealargeskimaskthanapairofglasses.It'saheadsetconnectedtoahand-heldcomputerandaGlobalPositioningSystem(GPS)receiver,whichtracksthewearer'sposition.Buthesaysthatthesehead-worndisplayswilleventuallygetsmallerandli
6、ghterastechnologyimproves.And,ofcourse,thisnewtechnologyhasafashionableaswellasausefulapplication.AchemicalengineernamedRobertLangerhasinventedanewmicrochipthat,ifputinsidearing,cangiveoffdifferentsmellsaccordingtoaperson'smood.That,ofcourse,mayormaynotappealtoyou.And,intheend
7、,itisshoppers,notscientists,whowilldeterminewhichofthesesmartaccessorieswillsucceedasfashionableitemsandwhicharesuretojoinhistory'slonglistofcrazyinventions.Itisclear,however,thatascomputersgetsmallerandcheaper,theywillpopupinallsortsofeasily-wearableaccessories,eveninthebutto
8、nsonyourcoat.What'smore,thisissomethingthat'sgoingtohappenalo
