> I'm pondering buying ViA 2, since it seems that building a comparable > wearable would be almost just as expensive. But ViA has absolutely > outrageous prices regarding accessories ($140-$160 for > battery, 220$ for charger, etc). Alex, In this case, you get what you pay for. Look at it not in component cost but as a complete system. > So here come questions to those owners of ViA II: > 1) what kind of battery does it use, and is it orderable from > anyone but via? If not, what kind of connector does it use and what kind > of voltage? Is there anything special about that battery to justify that price? The battery is a Molicel Lithium-Ion battery from Moli Energy Limited. 43.3 Wh at 11.1V. > 2) What kind of HDD does it use? is it normal 2.5" HDD? Yes but it is embedded in the system. > 3) What kind of DRAM does it use? is it soldered or is it normal > SIMM/DIMM? > 4) What kind of interface to LCD does it have? Can I use some > other LCD display with it? Again, accounting for the time it would take to solder your own RAM in and manufacture an LCD solution, it works out to be much cheaper to purchase their solution. You know it works and is covered under warranty. On that note, Liquid Image is including a free M1 with every ViA II Liquid Image sells during the month of December. If you are in the market for a wearable computer, this is a deal you don't want to miss. More details on the web page: http://www.liquidimage.ca - Tony -- 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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