[Wear-Hard] BT input WAS: My Own Wearable! <$900

[Brian Chabot]

Panthera Altaica wrote:

>> And some form of Bluetooth or USB input device (Wiimote maybe?)
> 
> PS3 keypad. just under $50 has keyboard and mouse.

I'd still go for a wired mouse & possibly keyboard with a voice input & 
PTT switch.

Something like this wired into a belt worn box might be useful:
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/edevices/components/input/mice/tmpl_parts_fid-828-100-20.html

For less tinkering this might be useful:
http://www.cirque.com/desktoptouchpad/productsandorders/easycat.aspx
...or a mini trackball:
http://www.colordrives.com/usb-mini-black-trackball-mouse.html

Too bad these are still so expensive:
http://www.matias.ca/halfkeyboard/index.php?refID=7

This one might work with a little modification as an arm-mounted 
keyboard (still expensive):
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3848&cl=US,EN

You might consider slinging one of these over your shoulder in a 
cyberpunk console cowboy guitar-style:
http://www.fentek-ind.com/trackball-keyboard.htm#kbmtbusbb

I'm still not convinced that most people are hip to a cording keyboard.

>> Tether in a bluetooth cellphone w/data-plan for 3G everywhere for a
>> few bucks more.
> 
> Ha Ha Ha.  That's a good one.
> 
> Unless you ment for a few bucks more PER minute and by 3G you mean
> slow 2G.

I've had good results tethering my laptop to my Crackberry on T-Mobile's 
EDGE network.  It gives me about 128k-bits/s both ways:  just about 
enough for a buffered Youtube video and plenty for normal web and email 
work.

I'm not satisfied with the HMDs I can afford though.  I'm holding out to 
find a small monocular color *VGA* HMD for under $200.  Not interested 
in QVGA, RCA, S-Video, nor vision obscuring (even MyVu Crystal) goggles 
and can't afford an M-920 or SV-6.

After all these years, we have the processor, storage, network, and 
debatably the battery tech affordable.  Input devices are still iffy, 
but HMDs are far from affordable.

Brian

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