Wearable Computing Resource Page

Limiting Factors of Portable PCs

• Size/Shape
• Weight
• Power Consumption
• Computing Power

• Augmented Reality
• Mediated Reality
• Collective Intelligence
• Guided Exhibit Repair
• Training
• Online Exhibit Documentation
• Exhibit Maintenance Database
• Oracle
• Repair Crew Management/Inter Crew Coordination
• Web-Based Trouble Ticketing
• Vantive Support

• Location systems
• MIT LOCUST (RF mod)
• AT&T Active Badge
• RFID
• TI TIRIS (passive)
• AXCESS Automatic Personal ID (active)
• PC-104 x86 based computing systems
• Cell Computing CardPC (credit card size Pentium 133-233 motherboard)
• Intelec PC-104 EASI carrier card
• Cell Computing Mighty Might carrier board
• Cell Computing Plug-N-Run (Pentium II 233-333)
• Digital Logic MSMSP5 (PC-104+,P166, VGA,LCD,3 channel video capture)
• Audio
• JABRA PC EarSet
• Dragon Systems NaturallyClear USB System H100 Mic
• Power
• DC-DC/ ISR
• Power Trends
• Datel
• Batteries
• Duracell Ni-MH
• PGI GloWorm
• WLAN
• Ricochet Wireless Modem
• Proxim RangeLAN 2 (Linux drivers)
• Nortel Networks Baystack 650 (FH)
• Video input hardware
• Nogatech Conference Card (PCMCIA)
• Cameras
• Color CMOS minicam
• MicroVideo MVC3000 lipstick tube camera
• MicroVideo MVC6000 lipstick tube camera
• HUD's
• Sony PLM-S700 Glasstron
• Liteye -D amber grey-scale 640x480
• Liteye full color 320x240
• Tek Gear B&W QVGA M1
• Virtual Vision eGlass (800x600 color), V-Cap 1000 (640x480 color)
• I-Glasses (formerly Virtual I-O)
• Seattle Sight Systems
• Kaiser Electro-Optics
• UWashington's HMD Page
• Scopecard/Voltmeter
• Writing tablet VGA displays
• Via Systems
• Input Devices
• Pointing Devices
• 3D Mice
• Trackpads
• Trackballs
• Key-Sequence Input Devices
• Voice Recognition
• IBM ViaVoice
• Dragon Systems Naturally Speaking
• EARS (UNIX)
• IBM SpeechML
• Twiddler
• BAT Keyboard
• PGI Arm-Mount Keyboard
• Barcode Scanners
• Symbol RS 1

• Group Conferencing
• CU-SeeMe
• VAT
• NV
• WB
• API
• Sulawesi
• Web Browser
• Netscape Communicator

• ISWC

• Tech Museum TechWearable
• MIT Lizzy
• CMU VuMan
• NASA BWC
• UOregon Wearable Computer
• Greg Priest-Dorman's Herbert
• Georgia Tech's EPSS's
• VASE Lab Wearable

• Via Systems Via II
• PGI's Wearables
• Teltronics' Mentis
• Xybernaut's Mobile Assistant IV

MIT's Lizzy
U Oregon's OWC
CMU's Wearables
Steve Mann's WearComp6
Georgia Tech's Electronic Performance Support System

• 3Com Pilot System Component Cost-$700 Reoccurring Cost- $600/yr
• Java Support Software
• Web Browser Applications
• CDPD Wireless Modem
• Pentium-Based Wearable System
• TechWearable

The general public's perception of wearable users: (56k version, 28k version): If you aren't interested in the conference presentation, forward about 3/4 of the way through the RA video (27 minutes in) to the 'Sears scene'...

• WetPC Wearable Links
• HandyKey's Wearables Links
• MIT's wearlinks
• MIT's Wearable Computing Page

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This site was featured on episode #314 of PBS's Net Cafe

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