Wrist worn computer
Filed in archive Products , Technology by on April 30, 2006
The operating system is Windows CE or Linux. The WWPC is based on an AMD AU 1100 (MIPS) processor, with an Intel XScale-based version under development. It boots from 32MB of flash, and has 64MB of SDRAM. Storage can be expanded through an SD-card slot supporting cards up to 1GB.
It includes some wearable-specific innovations like a patented orientation sensor that can be configured to induce standby when the user's arm drops. Additionally, the device's tilt sensor can be used to detect motionless operator states, while a built-in GPS receiver and "dead reckoning" technology enable the device to serve as a location-transmitting beacon.
Other features I haven't mentioned yet:
* Direct-access keypad
* L1 16-channel GPS receiver with active helix antenna
* IrDA (up to 4Mbps)
* Bluetooth v1.1 (up to 721 Kbps)
* LAN 802.11b (up to 11Mbps) with "hardware coexistence handshake"
* Specific internal antennas
* Supports "different configurable audio/video user interfaces"
The PC will ship in June and pricing will be around $2,000 according to Eurotech. Eurotech was founded in 1992 by Italian physicist Roberto Siagri. Eurotech Bloomberg Chart
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