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Wearable Computer - Eurotech WWPC |
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Say hello to Eurotech's WWPC - Wrist Worn Personal Computer! According to Eurotech, this is supposed to be a "true evolution in mobile computing technologies". The WWPC uses the "user-centric, ubiquitous computing" concept, where information can be shared and services can be accessed from anywhere.
Eurotech has integrated all the power and capabilities of a full-blown PC into a versitile device, small enough to be worn on the wrist.
The WWPC comes integrated with:
- GPS
- SD Slot
- Advanced Power Management
- Audio
- 65K TFT touch-screen video
- Headphone socket
- USB
- Bluetooth
- WiFi (802.11g)
- IrDA, etc...etc...
It supports WinCE and Linux.
WWPC specifications
- 200g core with flexible strap, right and left-handed, special shape for different wrist sizes
- 72x55 mm active display area on the wrist, with touchscreen (input pen on the strap), direct-access keypad and joystick, support for USB HI devices, microphone, flat speaker, headset/stereo headphone jack
- low power consumption: fully operational mode lasts 6 hours; extended power savings support (true OFF, idle, stand-by, wireless enable key, battery monitor); 2-cell Li-polymer rechargeable batteries enclosed on the strap
- global positioning information: L1 16-channel GPS receiver with active helix antenna;
- wireless connectivity: IrDa (up to 4Mbps), Bluetooth v1.1 (up to 721 Kbps) wireless LAN 802.11b (up to 11Mbps) with hardware coexistence handshake; 2 specific internal antennas
- 32 MB system rom-flash, 64 MB system SDRAM, up to 1 GB on built-in SD memory slot;

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