Re: Low Cost Wearable

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Actually a HUD isn't important to me yet,  I just want a passive POV
camera ultimately.

-Tom
http://igargoyle.com/

On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 09:44:12 -0800, Charles Bolton <> wrote:
> Daniel,
> 
> I am an RF Field Engineer working on the deployment and troubleshooting of
> wireless data networks.  I use mapping programs like MapInfo and a variety
> of homegrown and industry standard RF propagation models.  My fantasy was
> that while I was in the field I could use a HUD to display meaningful
> information from these graphic intensive applications.  Well most of the
> HUDs available on my limited budget are not up to that task.  And quartering
> a VGA screen is painful.  I later cam to realize that a HUD in text mode
> offered many advantages over a graphic intensive environment.  For example,
> when logged in remotely over an RF link to the back end system, I could be
> looking at my equipment and monitoring the diagnostics I was running over
> the net in the HUD instead of alternating between my instruments and the
> laptop screen.  Furthermore, this arrangement allowed me to have a machine
> dedicated to Linux while running Windows on my laptop which I required for
> graphic intensive applications.    My Linux Machine was in a format or 4.5 x
> 4 x 2 inches and possessed required I/O, PC Card and CF card slots.  The
> only major drawback was the fact that on the laptop batteries I used, I
> could get about 2-3 hours of operation out of it.  Since I had a DC to AC
> converter in my vehicle, I was always charging a backup battery.
> 
> Cordially
> 
> 
> 
> Charles Bolton
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  [mailto:] On
> Behalf Of Daniel Hengeveld
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 6:48 PM
> To: 
> Subject: Re: [Wear-Hard] Low Cost Wearable
> 
> I am curious about the intended use of your wearable - I've been trying
> to work out the details of my planned machine (also centered around a
> pov cam) given my low low hardware budget.  Perhaps we are attacking the
> same problem?  I've though about picking up an old Libretto or
> something, but with Pocket PCs being so ceap... but I don't know.
> 
> Also, may guess from your sig that your inspiration was Snow Crash?
> 
> -daniel hengeveld
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 3:04pm, Tom Longson wrote:
> > I'm looking for a dirt cheap wearable computer setup, preferably hand
> > made to some degree.
> >
> > The goal is to use a POV cam and a GPS, so it would need video in and
> > serial. Ideally PCMCIA as well so I can throw in my Senao 200mw
> > 802.11b card.
> >
> > MicroATX? Refurbished Laptop? Something else?
> >
> > Your advice would be very much appreciated!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nym
> > igargoyle writer - cyborg and futurism news: http://igargoyle.com/
> 
> ..[daniel hengeveld]..
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