Hello my children,
After many a year of dreaming and talking about it, I have finally
decided to build a wearable.
My plans are starting to be made, lists, ideas... Would anyone else be
interested?
Machine:
Plan A - PC/104+. Cons - small, most have very low equipment count.
Pros - low power consumption (some), low equipment count.
Examples: http://www.lippert-at.com (Cool Runner II).
Plan B - something on the lines of EBX. Cons - fairly hight power
requirements, somewhat large. Pros - lots of I/O, needs few
additional bits.
Examples: http://www.lanner-usa.com (PCM-5822 or PCM-9370).
Plan C - cannibalize an old laptop. Cons - an old laptop to
cannibalize needed ;-), large, who knows what IO. Pros -
probably very cheap.
Examples: My old Toshiba Portege 3020.
Storage:
Plan A - Compact Flash (can ALSO come on PCMCIA), Disk-On-Chip or PCMCIA
ATA Flash. Cons - low capacity (up to 256MB). Pros - cheap, no
moving parts.
Plan B - IBM Microdrive. Cons - moving parts, not cheap. Pros - medium
capacity (up to 1GB), robust.
Plan C - a 2.5" Laptop drive. Cons - moving parts, medium robustness.
Pros - very high capacity (up to ~60GB).
Input:
Plan A - Twiddler. Pros - small, has mouse. Cons - expensive (US$200),
stiff learning curve.
http://www.handikey.com
Plan B - Half-keyboard. Pros - small, somewhat not too expensive
($100). Cons - no mouse, needs learning.
http://www.halfkeyboaard.com
Plan C - WristPC. Cons - not a real keyboard, very expensive (>$250),
no mouse. Pros - rugged, small, worn on forearm, keyboard.
http://www.tekgear.ca/components/wristpc_index.html
Display:
Oh my... well... errr... ummmm.... many options ranging from the very
expensive to the impossibly expensive. Basicly, something by Kopin.
Power:
Only now starting to check:
Plan A - Battery Boss BB10-CFP + BP3200NH. Pros - unknown. Cons -
unknown.
http://www.indexdesigns.com
Plans Overall:
Many other details need to be worked out.
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