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Opto-electronic contact lenses promise wireless displays

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 25th 2009 2 Comments

The opportunity to jab yourself in the eye with a tiny computer display is one step closer, thanks to the ongoing work with opto-electronic contact lenses taking place at the University of Washington in Seattle. The lab there has been showing off the latest prototype, the handiwork of Dr. Babak Parviz: a semi-transparent array – including an LED – embedded into a contact lens that receives 330 microwatts of power wirelessly from a nearby RF transmitter. Parviz has been using the prototypes to display biosensor feedback about the wearer’s vital signs, but they’ll eventually serve as a heads-up display for displaying other data.

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Gumstix-based wearable Linux computer packs WiFi, digital compass

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Oct 27th 2009 1 Comment

Tempt you with a difficult-to-pronounce acronym, sir? No? Well how about a wireless head-mounted embedded Linux wearable computer? The work of Pascal Brisset, the WXHMD takes a pair of Vuzix VR920 video eyewear and straps to them a Gumstix Overo Fire computer-on-module stick, making for – with some wireless networking, a battery and a few other gizmos – a self-contained heads-up display ideal for telepresence work and augmented reality guidance.

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NEC Tele Scouter wearable computer goes on sale in 2010

By Chris Davies on Monday, Oct 26th 2009 No Comments

Wearable computer concepts aren’t new, and we’ve even seen the odd DIY effort, but NEC are hoping to drive the idea into the mainstream market. The NEC Tele Scouter also attempts to solve one of the fundamental issues wearables suffer: sufficient processing power for real-time functionality while ensuring the end result is light and compact enough to be carried and doesn’t guzzle its way through batteries.

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Kopin Golden-i Gen.2 wearable computer on course for 2010 launch

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, Sep 22nd 2009 No Comments

Oh, how we laughed at Kopin’s Golden-i wearable computer when the company showed us renders earlier in the year; even though they promised it was heading to production, we were still dubious. The joke is on us, it seems, as Kopin have announced that the Golden-i Gen 2 will be entering field trials in December this year, with production kicking off in earnest next year. Units are expected to have a Bluetooth headset, 15-inch virtual PC display, head-gesture recognition and voice-control.

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Apple iPod shuffle gets price cut, new colors

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Sep 9th 2009 No Comments

Apple have unveiled the latest incarnation of the iPod shuffle, and they’ve managed to bring the entry-price down to just $59 for the 2GB model and $79 for the 4GB. There’s also a new, special edition version with a polished stainless steel casing, priced at $99 for 4GB.

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DIY wearable computer with head-up display

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jul 24th 2009 1 Comment

Augmented reality – integrating data from computer and internet sources with everyday life – is showing up more and more lately, as cellphones learn to geotag landmarks and webcams are coaxed into spotting special ID glyphs, but we’re still a way off from a true mainstream-commercial head-up display. MicroPCTalk forum member fiveseven808 decided to take matters into his own hands, and hacked together a wearable computer with the eyepiece from a Myvu Crystal, a Sony UMPC and a Motorola iDEN i425 for cheap, always-on connectivity.

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Curved OLED panel intended for wrist-display use

By Chris Davies on Friday, Jun 5th 2009 No Comments

Your dreams of an oversized wrist-mounted computer are one step closer to reality this week, as Universal Display Corp and LG Display demonstrate their curved OLED panel at the SID expo. A 4-inch display running at QVGA resolution, UDC and LG expect the OLED – which requires just 1W of power – to be worn like a watch, hence the rather intimidating rubber cuff.

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Kopin Golden-i wearable computer headed for production

By Chris Davies on Tuesday, May 19th 2009 1 Comment

Kopin have come up with a head-mounted “virtual 15-inch display” to show off their new CyberDisplay micro-panel, a 0.6-inch screen capable of 800 x 600 resolution. The Kopin Golden-i concept – which they’ve given Motorola branding – integrates the CyberDisplay into a swing-down boom arm, linked to a hefty Bluetooth headset running Windows CE 6.0 R2 and supporting voice-recognition.

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Glacier W200 Wrist Computer is tech of the future

By Brenda Stokes on Tuesday, Apr 7th 2009 No Comments

Glacier Computer has just revealed their W200, which believe it or not, is a computer that attaches to your wrist. Yes, just like in the movies! Only this time around, the device is completely real.

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Wearable projection computer project: Internet ’sixth sense’

By Chris Davies on Friday, Feb 6th 2009 No Comments

A group of MIT students have developed a wearable computer that projects its display onto any nearby surface, and is controlled by hand gestures and voice-recognition. A prototype was demonstrated at TED this week, capable of projecting a watch face onto the user’s wrist after they trace a circle over it, capturing images framed by their fingers, and pulling up information about an individual and projecting it onto them during conversation.

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