Anatomy of a Wearable
In my mind, a wearable computer will be composed of1) A computer running Windows or LINUX
2) A Head Mounted Display (HMD) that is not too obtrusive
3) A Keyboard that can be used while on the move
4) A Mouse/Trackball/Touchpad that can be used while on the move
5) Some way to carry it all that allows usage while on the move
6) LAN/WLAN/WAN access for communications
7) Earpiece/Microphone for Audio
My current (it keeps changing as techology evolves) wishlist for these items is (not all products are available, yet)
1) OQO
2) MicroOptical SV-6
3) FrogPad
4) Cirque Touchpad
5) eHolster
6) Bluetooth Phone for WAN and 802.11b for WLAN
7) Bluetooth Wireless Headset (Jabra BT200?)
posted by Chuck @ 1:05 PM
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The NextLink AX Bluetooth headset is available for $85 from pilcon (as of Nov.) It is the smallest headset available. It has the advantage that it can be worn with eyeglasses (unlike the Jabra headsets).
Phones - I am torn between a Sony-Ericsson T39m or the new BlueAngel PPC Phone from HTC.
The T39m is a small phone with Bluetooth. It does not have a camera (Good!!! I cannot take a camera into many places I go for work.) However, it is GSM only, and has been discontinued. It is available on eBay. ~$60
The HTC BlueAngel is about to be available from many providers, both GSM and CDMA. It is about the size of my hp1910 (.5" taller, 3.2 oz heavier) with a slide out QWERTY keyboard, bluetooth, and (GSM only) 802.11b. It does have a 1.3mp camera (but I cannot find a shipping BT phone without a camera). ~$800 [I can dream, can't I?]
I have ended up with a Sprint PPC 6601 (HTC Blue Angel) from work and a NextLink AX2 Bluetooth headset.
They work great.
Just got a Frogpad Ion USB keypad for Christmas. Works great - I just have to learn the chords for one-handed typing.
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