Fancy having a wristtop computer?
14-03-2006, 23:48
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Fancy having a wristtop computer?
Well, now you can...
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A European embedded computing specialist has announced a wrist-worn wearable computer that runs embedded Linux or Windows CE.
The WWPC is based on an unspecified low-power embedded processor. It boots from 32MB of RAM, and has 64MB of SDRAM. Storage can be expanded through an SD-card slot supporting cards up to 1GB.
Standard PC interfaces include WiFi, Bluetooth, and fast infrared networking, USB host and device ports, sound, built-in speakers, and a headphone jack. The device has a "daylight-readable" 2.8 x 2.2-inch touchscreen LCD, and also supports human interface devices such as microphones and headsets connected via USB or Bluetooth, the company says.
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Doesn't say how much it costs, but more than the arm it sits on, I presume 
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15-03-2006, 00:58
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Re: Fancy having a wristtop computer?
Nice gimmick but I'l wait for the 'Trekkie real thing' ;0
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15-03-2006, 04:23
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Re: Fancy having a wristtop computer?
sounds like a small pda with wrist strap. fairly good features though just how will you charge it up. personally i'd use an oled screen rather than an lcd in order to boost battery life in general and improve daylight readability
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15-03-2006, 08:50
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Re: Fancy having a wristtop computer?
looks a similiar shape to the computer I Scuba Dive with.
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15-03-2006, 12:38
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Re: Fancy having a wristtop computer?
I have enough trouble seeing what's on my mobile phone screen and using the buttons to write text messages(fat finger syndrome) without trying to do it on a wrist watch.Of course if it has touch screen technology it might work but even so I can't help wondering how much smaller the PC can go before it becomes unviable for everyday use. 
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