[Wear-Hard] New toy and some really great hardware to consider...

[Daniel Hengeveld]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 7:29 PM, Brian Chabot <brian at datasquire.net> wrote:
> You all know I'm hoping for a wearable to be made with off0the-shelf
>  parts and usable without learning a cording keyboard, emacs, etc.
>  Something for the common consumer.
>
>  Well, I recently picked up a Blackberry Curve and really think this
>  would make a good base platform due to its battery life and superb
>  networking abilities... but...
>
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>  But with J2ME and bluetooth, it *should* be a simple affair to turn most
>  current smartphones into decent usable wearable rigs.
>

FWIW my Nokia N95 smartphone pairs with standard HID like the
Frogpad.. using it as a wearable has crossed my mind as it is somewhat
hackable (there's a python interpreter for it etc) and has excellent
connectivity (3g, wifi, gps, bluetooth). Not too sure if it will fill
the needs I have in mind for it though.

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