Wearable Computer Links
(If you have any additions or corrections, please send them to
Bryan Andersen)
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Wearables Clubs and Groups
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Local Area Clubs
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EDU/Research Based
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HOWTOs and Information Sites
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Fashion
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Wearables in use and uses of them
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Research
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Future products
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Misc. Parts Suppliers
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Keyboards
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PIC-Key chorded keyboard (mudlist.eorbit.net/~adam/pickey/
). This is a home buildable chorded keyboard that uses a PPIC microcontroller
and outputs standard PS2 keyboard and mouse signals.
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Micro Displays for Head Mounting
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Digital Video Links
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Video Cameras
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Single board computers
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ARM Bassed
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X86 Bassed
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Uncatorgized
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Integrated Micro processors
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Linux Video Support
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Hard Disks for notebooks
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Battery Packs
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IDX NiCd, NiMH, Lithium Ion battery packs and chargers (www.idxtek.com/products.html).
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Anton Bauer battery packs, 100Wh @ 14.4V, 5-5/16" x 4-1/2" x 3-3/4", 5.6
lbs (13.4 x 11.4 x 8.6 cm, 2.5 kg) (www.antonbauer.com/catalog/cat_bat_gold.html).
These batteries use a special mounting bracket for direct connection to
a video camera. It would be possible to make a mounting plate for
wearable use.
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Battery Information
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Power circuits, chips, and Information
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LED Displays
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HP 4-8 Character Integrated LED displays (www.semiconductor.agilent.com/led/intdisplays.html).
Good for status indicators on things like battery packs. These are
fully intelligent displays that do their own scanning, etc. You just
tell them what characters to display.
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Networking
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WLAN information found from
a previous exploration for robotics use.
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Applications
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PCMCIA Sound under Linux
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CAC Bullet II DSP (www.cacdsp.com/products/bulletdsp.html).
This is the only supported PCMCIA card for Linux, and it costs $1k.
It's supported under 2.0.X kernels now, a project is porting it's drivers
for 2.2.X kernels for speech recognition. FOr wearable use it may
draw to much power. Currently 0.8W inactive, and 2.66W doing a FFT
on 48kHz audio input. It is stereo in and out.
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Standards Bodies
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GPS
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Misc.
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