> I am a high school student and have become very interested in wearable > computers recently. What kind of investment am I looking at if I decide to > build a wearable? You could probably build a WearComp2 for about $35 now: about $10 for the computer, about $20 for the viewfinder, and about $5 for misc. parts like the PIA or VIA and switches for the input device. That's the approx. going rate of the parts you need in today's market (e.g. from what I've seen at hamfests, etc.) see http://wearcam.org/historical/index.html for more on wearcomp2 a WearComp4 will typically cost around $50 to $100 to build in today's market (see http://wearcam.org/wearcomp4small.jpg and http://wearcam.org/historical/index.html) a WearComp5 might cost around $500 to $1000 to build now. the above are a good way to get started if you have limited cash. if you have a means of getting some cash, such as some kind of part time employment, you might want to begin saving money to put towards a wearcomp6, which you can build by following the instructions at http://wearcam.org/wearhow/index.html (if you can get hold of circuit cellar, around june i think, from your local library there is also the article there, with good pictures, etc.) -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org
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