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

[Bryan Hurley]

Plus the N95 has video out that you could use with an RS170 Kopin kit
(standard NTSC QVGA)

Bryan Hurley

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 3:47 AM, Daniel Hengeveld <danielwh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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...
> >
> ---
> >  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.
>
> --
> ..[daniel hengeveld]..
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>
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