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REX as arm mounted display

From: "R. Paul McCarty" <>
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1998 14:08:04 +0000

I just read some news from the REX devlopers that they are going to
release linux synchronization software for the REX pcmcia personal
organizer.  I was thinking this might make a great (and inexpensive)
wearable i/o device.  It so small you could slap it on the back of your
wrist and run a wire to your wearable and use it to display text, etc
when its inconvenient to wear an HMD.  In theory you could even have 2,
4 or as many as you have serial ports.

The Rex's go for around $120 a piece and I believe the power
requirements are pretty small.  It must use some sort of watch battery
or something.

Has anyone thought of this?

Here's the slashdot article:
  http://www.slashdot.org/articles/98/09/02/108220.shtml

and the Rex discussion group where it was announced:
  http://www.linkmagnet.com/rex/rextalk.html

-Paul
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