My main concern is cooling... I think I fried some (cheap) memory by running my PCM-5822 in the Advantech case inside a camera bag. Not smart, on my part. Right now, I'm looking into a mesh case which I could strap to a shoulder bag I have. Its not exactly wearable, but it suits my purposes nicely. I may also look into Belt or holster bags, but I have a real interest in having it be covert. Out of curiousity, does anyone know of a wireless USB hub? I was just thinking that this may be the other way to doa wireless twiddler, if such exists. Whats the bandwidth on USB? My current dream is to have all IO be wireless, so the computer wouldn't NECESSARILY have to be on my person for me to use it covertly. Wireless M1/RS170 should be easy enough (I wouldn't bother encrypting it). The only other part I plan to use right now is a Twiddler, but this one isn't quite as simple, as some people have discovered. Oh yeah, and a pair of headphones. But that, of course, is also simple. I carry a bag with me, basically 24/7, so leaving a computer and batteries in the bag would make a lot of sense. But I wouldn't want to have cables between me and the bag. That would look odd: Sitting at a desk with a cable to my head, and hand from a bag sitting on the floor. So much for covert! but if, instead, I had wires from my head and hand to my pocket, through my shirt, well, thats much better! Enough of my rant... On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Freeman Pascal wrote: :I originally ordered my PCM-5822 from Advantech with the rail enclosure and :the :PS-50 DC-DC power supply with enclosure. I was expecting to be able to use :these two enclosures to mount and carry my wearable hardware. : :I am currently carrying my hardware on a web pistol belt using BlackHawk :pouches :to carry my batteries, HMD control unit, and twiddler (when not in my hand). :This :has worked well enough, but it is bulky and draws too much attention :(especially :after Sept 11th - looks too much like a bomb :^/ ). : :I've looked at purchasing an Scott eVest, but I'm concerned it wont work for :me and :I'll end up wasting the money. Just how wide, tall, and deep are the inside :pockets? : :Doug's soft shell method seems too fragile to me. He's bemoaned the :destruction :of his video connectors in more than one thread. I'm also worried about :cooling, :I don't have a fan and I don't want to shorten the life time of my board by :cooking :the silicon. : :Ideally, I'd like to use a solution like MIT's MIThril soft mounting and :zipper the :vest into my other clothing. But, the PCM-5822 is a tad big mount this way :- :especially with the PCMCIA PC-104 adapter mounted on it. : :Does anyone have suggestions, advice (pro and con), or comments that may :help :myself and others on the list who are battling with this problem? : :-Freeman : :-- :Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of :"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to:Wear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org :Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/expander/false domain : : -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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