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Re: Rebuilding wearable...

From: Vitorio Miliano <>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 16:12:17 -0500

Daniel Parrott Ashbrook wrote:
> 
> No, we have to pay full price. Then when you add $1500(?) for a 
> MicroOptical SV-6 and what, $300? for a Twiddler, and $200 in 
> batteries, yeah, they're not cheap systems.

What is the focus of the work you're doing (both you personally and GA 
Tech in general)?  http://wearables.gatech.edu/ seems to be down right now.

Is there concern about your work's potential lack of general-purpose 
applicability given the $4k up-front cost?  Is there any desire to 
produce software and hardware that could work in the mass market?

> Ultimately, I think our ideal platform will be a cell phone or 
> something cell phone-like. Motorola's got some Linux-based phones 
> we're taking a look at, but of course they don't have USB host or VGA
> out. They do have Bluetooth, and we're looking at how best to make a
> Bluetooth Twiddler, but without a hands-free display solution they 
> won't be completely replacing my day-to-day wearable.

Could you describe your day-to-day wearable in more detail?  What 
hardware makes it up?  What software does it run?  What do you use it 
for?  How do you control it?  What is your data/applications split 
between it and your workstation(s) and the internet?  Do you still wear 
it when it's 95 degrees outside and you're going jogging?  Etc.

Thanks,
Vitorio Miliano

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