Ben Roose wrote: > Damn right, I emailed Xybernaut regarding this problem and received a > reply saying they never created any drivers for using the Twiddler on > the Poma. What company develops a wearable for sale but doesn't allow > it to be used with one of the primary, industry-standard wearable > input devices on the market??! The same one that discontinued the Poma. The same one that thinks a "wearable" with a touchscreen is going to sell better than a regular tablet. The same one currently selling a 500MHz Celery processor as their top of the line wearable shoebox yet also has a a tablet with a transmeta Crusoe TM5800 (same as in my rather old laptop...). >> >> Would it be possible to upgrade to Windows Mobile? Maybe it would have >> a device driver for it. > > > I don't know if I could upgrade, maybe by flashing the internal ROM > but the processor specs for the Poma are low compared to today's PDAs > - Hitachi SuperH RISC SH-4 128Mhz/32Mb RAM/USB 1.1 Host/Single CF Card > slot. > I think if I was going to re-flash the entire system I would prefer > to find a nice, light Linux system that can run on a SH-4 processor. > If only there was a way to get something like Damn Small Linux running > on it. I thik that's the only reason I haven't really tried to acquire a Poma. I have yet to hear about anyone upgrading the OS. Linux would be really nice. WinCE is just plain bad.... especially with no upgrade path. >> Is the Poma display hardwired, or can it be disconnected and used >> w/another device? > > > > It can be disconnected from the Poma but, like many of the Xybernaut > units, it is a proprietory connector that runs the HMD data and power > together. Typical Xybernaut SNAFU. Until a company like Xybernaut or Via manufacture something appealing and usable by the masses, wearables will remain solely in the hands of hobbiests and specialty niche markets. Brian _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing listhttp://www.haven.org/mailman/listinfo/wear-hard
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