Ben Roose wrote: > I'm interested in what input devices the Wear-Hard group use to control > their wearable computers. > > What input/control devices do you enjoy using on you wearable? I honestly have limited /experience/ but here's what I'd /like/ to use: 1. Wrist mounted qwerty keyboard: Like the WirstPC but more reasonably priced. I don't need the thing to be indestructable... just splash resistant. 2. Handheld trackball. Nothing major here. I can put it in a pouch when not in use. (The rocker on the MA IV sucked.) 3. Minimal voice input. Alphanumerics, macro commands, and simple navigation. Again, it doesn't need to be full dictation software, but something I can use when I need my hands for other things. > Are there any kinds of data input and navigation devices you'd > like to be developed for wearable systems? Well... It'd be expensive but... It would be nice to see a ring-like pointer that is tracked by a sensor on the back of an HMD and could be configured so that you're pointing to the virtual screen you're seeing. (I'd presume the ring would have an IR LED and one or more buttons that would flash the click to the sensor.) Of course, a cheaper wrist-mounted keyboard and a smaller voice input system would be good. Yes I know the software is out there, but it's much less userfriendly for the average user or else it's bloated.) Remember, too, that even though *I* am a sysadmin, I'm still dreaming of a wearable my luddite parents can use. Brian -- --------------------------------------------------------------- |http://www.hirebrian.net | | Simply the Best IT/MIS Manager | | Self-taught, Fast Learner, and Team Player | | Ready to Start TODAY at Your Company. | --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing list
http://www.haven.org/mailman/listinfo/wear-hard
From Wear-Hard Mailing list Archive (WH)
Maintained by R. Paul McCarty
Archive created with babymail