Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-09 Thread Esben Stien
Martix martix...@gmail.com writes: Nokia Morph concept: http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/research/demos/the-morph-concept video: http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/research/demos/the-morph-concept/video Pure awesomeness;). -- Esben Stien is b...@e s a

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-09 Thread Esben Stien
Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller h...@goldelico.com writes: Here are some that are GNU/Linux Wrist - but less a watch (you can use them as a watch): I'm not exactly looking for a watch, but something along the same size, just a little bigger and a little slicker, with no keyboard.

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-09 Thread arne anka
You expect me to pick up any ladies wearing that thing?;). well, there's seven of nine ... but with the freerunner, you're already a certified geek -- forget about picking up ladies ;-) ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-07 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Here are some that are GNU/Linux Wrist - but less a watch (you can use them as a watch): http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/35681 http://www.zypad.com/zypad/wearablecomputers.aspx?pg=Zypad%20WL%201100 http://ruggedpcreview.com/3_handhelds_parvus_zypad_wr11xx.html

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-05 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Esben Stien b...@esben-stien.name writes: Does something like this exist?. If not, please, someone start making it. Why Linux? I would like my watch to consume as little energy as possible... -Timo ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-05 Thread Jeff Sadowski
10 seconds of googling linux based wrist watch brings this; I know I'm a slow typer http://www.freeos.com/articles/3800 On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Timo Juhani Lindfors timo.lindf...@iki.fi wrote: Esben Stien b...@esben-stien.name writes: Does something like this exist?. If not, please,

RE: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-05 Thread Milan Votava
What about http://www.dynawa.org/? milan -Original Message- From: community-boun...@lists.openmoko.org [mailto:community-boun...@lists.openmoko.org] On Behalf Of Timo Juhani Lindfors Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 8:44 PM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: GNU/Linux

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-05 Thread Sam Kuper
It isn't quite a watch, and it (probably) doesn't run Linux, but I saw this[1] today and thought, I'd like one of those on my wrist, as long as I don't have to run a ton of proprietary software to read and process the data it captures. [1] http://www.cambridgeconsultants.com/news_pr219.html

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Jon 'maddog' Hall
Back in 1975 one of the watch companies made a computer watch that you could play a weak form of asteroids on it, and program the watch in BASIC. It had a stand that contained a keyboard and printer, and the watch communicated with the stand through inductance (you had to put the watch on the

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Hewlett Packard also made a wristwatch calculator 1977-1980, the HP-01: http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp01.htm Nikolaus Am 04.05.2010 um 11:33 schrieb Jon 'maddog' Hall: Back in 1975 one of the watch companies made a computer watch that you could play a weak form of asteroids on it, and

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
Here another link: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/museum/personalsystems/0022/index.html Am 04.05.2010 um 11:56 schrieb Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller: Hewlett Packard also made a wristwatch calculator 1977-1980, the HP-01: http://www.hpmuseum.org/hp01.htm Nikolaus

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Joseph Reeves
TI's Chronos would be able to display the things you're after: http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html You just need to install the wireless module for it in / near your FreeRunner. Cheers, Joseph On 4 May 2010 02:24, Esben Stien b...@esben-stien.name wrote: Does

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Tilman Baumann
Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote: BUT the battery life was pathetic, and it was rather clunky looking, and it still could not make a telephone call, so it was never produced. BUT technology moves forward, and someday. Indeed. Some month ago a bought a wrist watch phone for 199 USD just for

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Raphael Wimmer
On Tue, 04 May 2010 12:00:28 +0200, Joseph Reeves iknowjos...@gmail.com wrote: TI's Chronos would be able to display the things you're after: http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/ez430-chronos.html You just need to install the wireless module for it in / near your FreeRunner.

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-04 Thread Martix
Look, what could be created with nanotechnology in near future. Nokia Morph concept: http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/research/demos/the-morph-concept video: http://www.nokia.com/about-nokia/research/demos/the-morph-concept/video 2010/5/4 Esben Stien b...@esben-stien.name: Does something like

Re: GNU/Linux Wrist Watch

2010-05-03 Thread Dr. H. Nikolaus Schaller
I don't know if someone is producing such a wristwatch, but there was a research project by IBM: http://www.research.ibm.com/WearableComputing/linuxwatch/linuxwatch.html showing that it is (was) possible and how it could look like. BR, Nikolaus Am 04.05.2010 um 03:24 schrieb Esben Stien: