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A Linux Machine For Your Collar
MadSaxon writes "gumstix.org has a brief but titillating description of a very small Linux machine based on the PXA255: 20 x 80 mm, '64MB SDRAM, 4MB Flash, MMC/SD/SDIO slot, and power management. It takes 3.6V - 5.0V power, and has been drawing under 200 mA.' It weighs less than 12g sans battery, and 'can fit in a collar undetected.' Is collar-top computing the Next Big Thing?"
You've got token ring around the collar!
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
Rhymes with "betarded"
I have a plan. Using mainly spoons, we'll tunnel our way out of the city...
Does Ninnle Linux run on my collar?
Red Neck Hat?
Je t'aime Stéphanie
to get rid of sonnet ring around the collar?
if it's bluetooth capable, it takes new meaning to being a blue collar professional. ;-)
I'm sure there's a "Slacksware" joke in here somewhere, but I'm not quite awake enough to make it. :)
These sigs are more interesting tha
Ok.. why? I mean is there something about being in a collar that being in a pocket or a belt buckle can't do?
Dyolf Knip
I see management giving all their employee's one of these. Well, right after the little shock module is released for it.
... *ZAP*
"Slashdoting again?!"
It does weigh less, just 0 grams and no need for batteries, it r0x!
I want this one in silver for my girlfriend :o)
SHE does throw dice.
So many possibilties:
Link to these lie-detector glasses for better detection.
Card counting in Vegas.
Covert recording of conversations (low bitrate MP3?)
The chicks. Well.. maybe not the chicks..
:)
Anyhow, this is moot. I can't recall the last time I wore a shirt with a collar..
Trolling is a art,
Is this like a shirt collar, or a big studded leather gothy/BSDM kind of collar?
Is collar-top computing the Next Big Thing?
;)
Does Linux have SCO IP in it?
we get collor computers that use the water from washing to recharge the fuel cell battery and and ear clip/gps reciever ... MAN i NEED THIS for my dog! I'd never lose him!
I'm told you are what you eat, does that mean I can be you by tomorrow with some A1?
Collar computing? Sounds scary. What if it shocks you? The neck is the most important part of the body. Or, first it might become ubiquitous, like Linux PCs, then they'll become mandatory, and then they'll be used for tracking purposes. These are the kinds of things with up which we shall not put! Instead of trying this technology out, let's keep it on the safe side and never use it.
Well if this could be the next big thing...it won't fit under a collar anymore! /obvious
Does this mean I can walk my dog from my computer?
All you'd have to do is encase it in silicone and you'd have a computer could be worn even less detectably. "Plug compatible", anyone? Imagine the jokes: - Not just I/O, but I/Ohhhhhh! - "Is that an ARM in your pocket, or are you happy to see me?"
Of course it requires a 12 volt car battery. Imagine wearing that around your neck.
I remember when legal used to mean lawful, now it means some kind of loophole. - Leo Kessler
micro-SAMBA?
How about a beo... eh, nevermind.
Am I allowed to imagine a beowulf cluster of these? The first beowulf pda?
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
But, I guess that goes against the post. My other thought is the social stigma associated with these things. I still get people telling me in an embarassed tone of voice that they can't remember my number any more without their cell phone handy. I see these things being huge in the area of 'intelligence augmentation' and 'external memories', if only people could accept that learning things rote is no longer something we actually have to do any more.
Ok great the computer fits under my collar, but does it have a jack to plug right into my brain? Or must I wear those uber-geeky display glasses with a one handed keyboard to use it, which would seem to defeat the purpose of yet another ultra small computer. It seems we need to work on the interface for wearables more than anything.
I Am My Own Worst Enemy
No, but slashdot editors stretching for witty responses is.
Sorry guys, why does everything have to be the Next big thing? Why not just hail it as a fantasitic step forward?
Yo Grark
Canadian Bred with American Buttering
"Is collar-top computing the Next Big Thing?"
no
How many gigs is the hard drive? :D
I still have some (pretty straight-forward) bugs to be ironed out but a few other friends are now diving into these.
Best to iron these out without the device still in the shirt collar. Medium starch.
[Something witty and intelligent should have appeared here.]
{Traicovn}
... i dunno that i'd be all 'collar' about it.
... especially if i can put an 802.11g-friendly antennae thread somewhere.
..."
.mp3s' of the concert i just attended, i'd attend more concerts.
i'd definitely wear one of these in my leather jacket, though.
seems like it would be a good fit for 'seams', and i can think of a million uses for linux-enabled clothes, really
combine it with todays 'bendy LCD' materials, and we could, finally, be rid of the package-gadget dilemna forever. (clothes become computing devices.)
"hi, i'm home, its me, this is my pgp key, turn on the lights and wake up the studio
"constant-slashdot feed, on my collar lcd..."
"location-based websites" - now, here is an idea whose time has come: an internet based entirely on -physical- proximity.
who knows, maybe devices like this could save the music industry. if my clothes walked away with legit
; -- the corruption of government starts with its secrets. a truly free people keep no secrets. --
I would actually be interested in this...that is, unless this is a hoax. If someone is prepared to market this, please let me know. An open-source chibi 'puter would be nice.
Knowledge is power. Knowledge shared is power multiplied.
So, with wireless... could a bunch of people standing in line be a beowolf cluster.
Evolution or ID?
20 x 80 mm = 0.004 x 0.016 rods
Put this in a watch and I will buy one.
I've been looking for a geeky watch. The IBM Linux watch doesn't look like it is ever going to come out.
Add a tiny color touch screen, some buttons and a tiny speaker/mic.
The SD slot has lots of possibilities (I mean other than "wrist pr0n").
This device sounds about as big as an iPod, except that the iPod has a 4G. Now there's a cool device. Small, single function, useful, stylish and has the infrastructure support (iTunes) to make it a commercial success. (And the mini comes with a wrist strap so you can wear it while jogging. Hello, wearable.)
If you as me, this device is a "gee-whiz" technology demo for it's maker. If you have a great idea what to do with the technology, go for it. But by itself it's not going to do much.
Dumbass.
Talk about a next generation platform for enslavement collars! Just don't try to put WinCE on it or you may end up like this guy!
Very clever machine, but what an unusual choice of location for such an embedded device.
What next, a computer for your ball-gag ? Or maybe running GIMP on your GIMP ???
"Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech."--Benjamin Franklin
...Without the screen and other bs..I seriously think I rather have a PDA, even though I hate them to begin with. How would you interact with something like that..you'll need a screen of some type and then some kind of input, and then in the end how is that better then a PDA. It's the same hardware as well.
Women everywhere state that it's about time geeks put their minds to good use.
Belt? Even worse in many ways. In a working enviroment things tend to snag. And if you are crawling around after wires this is not nice.
So yeah the collar would be an intresting spot. A safe place on the body. How often do you bump your hips into something and how often your throath?
Of course the original reference was humorous intended but I just dislike it when people automatically snub an idea just because they refuse to think for a second about a new possibilty.
MMO Quests are like orgasms:
You may solo them, I prefer them in a group.
What if you naturally sweat a lot? Would it short it out...or shock you? Not that a lot of us remember the last time we worked up a sweat (without watching pr0n)...but its possible, right?
"Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the life-long attempt to acquire it." -Albert Einstein
Forget a Linux collar. What about an embedded Linux alternative to the gerbil he's so fond of? Those claws are getting to him after awhile.
"If you look at the stats on slashdot something like 93% come there using windows.. another 5% on Mac and 2% on linux (roughly, don't quote me on that).. So the majority of the guys who are so "pro" linux are usually guys who have an idea about it and are still not using it, know just a little about it or have just started using it.
Seldom ddo true linux guys post there because it is usually a waste of time."
If so there is no excuse for you turds.
I think this thing should consume more power. At 1 watt, you're not going to get enough heat dissapation for it to double as a heat pad on the back of your neck.
And let's face it, that's really what we want, a heat pad that does Seti@Home calculations while releaving our sore muscles. Props to the first person who writes the intelligence for our new heatpads to crawl across our backs and hooks up sensors that find knots to be worked out.
It's the year 2004, where are my robotic masseuses?
Arrogance is Confidence which lacks integrity. -- me
So -- can I run the SETI screensaver or, even better, distcc, and send my compile jobs to the others standing around at the packed subway station?
10b||~10b -- aah, what a question!
"yes, we searched his entire apartment and couldn't find anything but a wireless router...but we know he's sharing mp3s somehow. Kept thumbing his collar....weird kid."
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If people wear the overpriced $300 iPod to go jogging, I guess this device is just the same.
Where's that firewire cable leash now.
That's where all the cagey geeks will keep it.
I realize that 200 mA is likely to be less than one watt, but that's still a significant amount of heat to emit for a device worn next to the skin.
This thing is going to make a lot of people hot under the collar.
[ducks]
Ce n'est pas un vrai mouvement de robot!
but what sort of practical applications would it have?
Is collar-top computing the Next Big Thing?
Why not? For many, it'd be the only processing power above the neck.
But that means I'd have to give up all my T-shirts!
Man, if I link this to a voice recognition program for numbers and math terms, add a display in your sleeve or like a HUD inside your glasses, and I could have a voice activated calculator, and totally impress chicks and others when doing complex equations right infront of them: "Hey M, what's the total liability for the period 1972 through 1989 if we owed $6,998,973.20 calculated at a compounded interest of 6%?" "It's THREE! Wait, oh shit, DragonSpeak failed."
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Under a collar? Who sat and figured that one out? What other places did they stuff it before they decided the collar was the best?
No sig for you!!
Well, the article does talk about "real-time clock, watchdog and interval timers" so maybe it's that watchdog that needs the collar?
Good luck trying to get through airport security...
I've always thought of computers and cell phones being an "Albatross" around my neck, sort of speak. But soon, it looks like it might *be* one for real. Damn, sometimes I just want to get away from technology for a moment. Maybe I'm being anti-geek in saying this. But damn, I'm only Human and need my natural space too from time to time.
Life is not for the lazy.
No, it isn't.
"gumstix.org has a brief but titillating description"
Main Entry: titillate
Function: verb Inflected Form(s): -lated; -lating
1 : to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation
Ah yes... The kind of story that makes geeks titillate.
That way they can squeeze a few more minutes of production out of you on the can, when you are, uhhh, producing.
:)
Great Idea. Now interface it to my eye glasses so I can instantly recall names, age, birthday, kids, interests for anyone I meet.
Wow.. now I can put this on my dog... build a battery with static charger... Pooch PC!
Now my guide dog can be my guide to the Internet!
Lol...
I guess you could say Im interested and think this thing is cool!
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Maybe someone could put the linux machine with the Personal Cooling System.
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Actually, depending on your collar, if you run Windows on it, you can be in double bondage!
I don't know, but it works for me.
Is there a way to filter out the "Funny" posts that get mod'ed up?
/.
They seem to overwhelm the posts that have actual content in them... oh and I've got news for ya. They are rarely funny.
Just like I dont want to read the joke emails that get forwarded to me, I dont want to read 500 little clever comments about every subject on
Please tell me there is a way to filter out the comedy hour so I can get to the substance of the discussion.
"Great my Dog can use Linux now, W00t!" when they saw this article? Tho I wonder what some good canine applications of Linux would be (at risk of sounding off topic):
1) Smart sensors that automatically determine when your dog is not following his housebreaking and shock him accordingly
2) If Dog barks, it evaluates validity of threat (using spy camera embedded in collar) and alerts you if it's a problem...
3) Any others?
...in bed
Dude, you would not like me running your office - It might cause a slight lowering of morale, but in my experience a 'suit rule' provides a formal working environment that results in a quality increase worth the morale loss. Of course, I'm also old school enough that I think the boss should be a "Mr." or "Ms." and not by their first name.
Besides, my way you get a PDA built into your shirt... duh. :)
Let's see if we can go:
voice activated/voice recognition "Computer bring up io.c"
Glasses display
GPSr
WiFi
Audio (ear pods)
Hmm, you'd never have to go home. And more time away from your tech-nest and you might actually have a chance to date! Just don't tell her you're networking...
Let's take this to the logical extension: overclocking. Will this result in getting 'hot under the collar?'
A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
The grandparent is clearly a brit. Why would he watch fox news? That would also be "blairinite" instead of "bushiate".
but I'm going to get rid of all my t-shirts now and replace them with collared ones.
Wow, all this needs is no battery. Seriously. Maybe a solar panel, or one of those biomechanical generators that use spare motion to generate power like a self-winding watch. Or, for the ultimate geek, rig up a stirling engine that can run off your body heat.
Way cool, man. Way cool.
P.S. Where do you put the monitor and keyboard? Lemme guess - bluetooth to the display on your wristwatch? The possibilities are endless!
"Lawyers are for sucks."
- Doug McKenzie
imagine what a beowulf cluster of those babies could do? come on, admit it...someone had to say it.
So, now that Novell has embraced Linux, can we expect Novell Neckware?
The PXA255 is Intel's integrated processor found in a huge number of current PDAs. Take *any* PDA based on this, and then take away the battery and LCD, port linux to it, and you have what this guy built. And for those who want to build their own, Intel's reference schematics for the PXA255 probably include all the basic subcircuits to design your own. Next big thing? Uhh, can we have some new news?
There are countless numbers of tiny, single-PCB computers that run linux. Even though this is cool in some ways, the only "innovation" here is the notion that it can fit under your collar.
a Beowulf cluster of th+++NO CARRIER
it's not going to stop until you wise up, no it's not going to stop. so just give up.
Clearly this thing shouldn't run linux, but instead some form of MacOS, just because there's no way I can reliably click one of two buttons with my adam's apple, but I could probably manage it with just the one.
-S
All right! Lassie gets a PC... Now my dog and I have internet access, voice activated so she can call for help!
Who came up with that idea? Some S&M freakazoid?
These are my friends, See how they glisten. See this one shine, how he smiles in the light.
at least must be like $799, $100 for the gadget, and 699 for the SCO IP licence. sorry i couldn't help it... i had to joke about it.
Putting a windows cd backwards, plays evil messages, but it gets worse, putting it right, installs windows.
> > Is collar-top computing the Next Big Thing?
> No, it isn't.
Yes, it is.
ha beat that one!
I hope the keyboard plug is PS/2 - - not USB! Ouch!
It's only funny until someone gets hurt. Then, it's hilarious.
What self-respecting Linux geek wears a shirt with a collar?
My beliefs do not require that you agree with them.
I'm a little surprised by that figure, but it's probably either because it doesn't use low power flash and SDRAM parts, or simply because it's not configured correctly. For example, there's a well hidden bit in the SDRAM controller on a PXA255 which enables a low power mode (it goes unclocked except for refresh when idle), which shaves off a ton of power.
I would expect something more like 10-50mA at 5v with a PXA255, flash and SDRAM.
Hmm, combine that computer with this flexible display technology (running a flashy screensaver) and put anyone else's loud tie to shame.
Or just use the tie as your monitor, although it'd have to curl up so you could read it more easily. Now what nerd do we know that wears a curling up necktie...
-- Alastair
There was a pretty cheesy movie called "Deadlock" with Rutger Hauer about ten years ago...
the IMDB page is here
cheesy old sci-fi movies rule...
Even if a man chops off your hand with a sword, you still have two nice, sharp bones to stick in his eyes.
Wow! You could use this to run your own webserver. Then all you'd need would be a portable WiFi or Bluetooth setup - you could let the ladies know "Hey! I'm a Slashdot kind of guy!" at a safe distance... for them.
#DeleteChrome
This will be perfect for home detention and other forms of restraint systems. Linux as a tool to enforce sentences!
Or how about PDAs or even telemetry applications..
Maybe wearable computing is a little far fetched but i can see the advantages of having such a small device embedded on all sorts of appliances and stuff
*shower*
I'm surprised that this advancement is reduced to a joke. I've been waiting for a small form factor os capable platform for some time. The closest I've seen are the 5 1/4 SBCs. My goal is to use these devices for autonomous control of radio controlled aircraft. Personal UAV :) Given the lower power requirements and very low weight, this platform can be combined with an OOPIC sensor interface and gimbal sensors + GPS to do the job. Now if I can get it for less than $100. Combine 20 and have your own battle of Britian :)
Wow, you could hook this thing up to a cell phone by bluetooth and have a moble dial-up server.
Gives new meaning to "ring around the collar" doesn't it!
It doesn't matter what you wrap your emotions around, Reality is a brick wall specifically designed to scramble eggs
Nice catchy title for a new linux distro.
"dont let your master catch you not properly wired"
---- Booth was a patriot ----
No, really. Wouldnt that be cool?
Have the display projected holographically in front of you, with speech recognition. Perfect!
emt 377 emt 4
I don't know about you, but my company's payroll department is staffed exclusively by ninjas. I can't even begin to count the number of times I've gone to get my paycheck and gotten a throat punch.
They broke my pta (personal throat assistant) right when I got there, and I had to buy something else.
Mod me down and I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine!
Let's see, the last time I wore a collar? Hrm. That's a tough one. I think it was the wedding for that distant relative. So unless I need to IRC during the vows, this isn't very useful for me.
Bring on the pocket-protector-top-computer!
# wrote sig.txt, 23 lines, 31337 chars
According to the intel site, these CPUs are fabricated using a 180nm process.. This can only get more interesting once they start migrating to 130nm or 90nm, reducing power needs even further..
What's the heat dissipation on something like this? Can it be safely encased in a waterproof housing without worrying about ventilation (or by using the housing as a radiator)?
Verry kewl....
Now I have something to use to build my Linux-Powered Toaster I've always wanted! Me and a classmate got into an argument about Linux and he finally yelled out, "yeah, but can it make toast?" So there you have it folks, get to work on your prototypes. ;)
I wholeheartedly agree. If it's not a problem with the GUI interface (too many gewgaws, unlabeled buttons), it's a problem with menu heirarchies (menu choices in pull down menus with a list length of one, forced step pathways such as having to push the okay button a few times, or of course voice-mail jail menu options), or these days even with the hardware itself. Some of the newer cell phones use admittedly non-standard and amazingly non-utile key-pad layouts or even integrate multiple numbers onto a single rocker switch.
But it's like getting used to the problems of Word, Excel, or Explorer: so many people get used to the klunky interfaces that they think it HAS to be that way.
And I definitely agree with your suggestions about talking to people and reading books. And a good walk in the park or next to the cliffs in La Jolla is a great way to recharge the brain cells. Ocean sounds are pleasing too.
You're exactly right, that is the way things are headed. But stop to think about the local computing power that may be required. Things like sophisticated video compression algorithms, speech recognition, and in the future perhaps an intelligent agent which sifts through data and presents useful items (think advanced version of dashboard). All of these things will need power close to the cpu. After that, Sun had it right, "The Network is the Computer". Especially for storage of data, etc. But there will always be a baseline requirement for local computing power.
Also, another idea to consider. By offloading processing power... ie, the "dumb terminal" approach, you take away the power to customize your experience. You effectively end up with an advertising receiver. You'll be powerless to access the types of information that you're interested in, and the device becomes more like a television, only capable of doing what it's preprogrammed to. Most people will not go to the effort to set up their own web services to connect to.
Distributed processing power is the future. But with lots of power spread out over millions of portable devices all interconnected, it becomes more of a social appliance that a number crunching system.
(I drift off topic...)
Personally what I'm most interested in are assistive agents. I think in the future you may be considered handicapped to NOT have one of these things someone on your person allowing you to tap into the global network, maybe even subconciously. Think instant google searches based on something you're thinking about, augmenting your memory automatically. Some really cool stuff, just hope the economy keeps together so I see it happen in my lifetime.
OMG that's smaller than my Nokia 3590 "ATT GoPhone" by a factor of six! With the QVGA Fexible display, all we need now is power, display control, WiFi, and battery!!!
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how long until token ring around the collar is implemented?
sorry, awful joke. i'll save you a mod point and not post with karma bonus.
I wonder if the collars in Battle Royale Were running linux "Onee-san: OK, about the collars you're wearing They're 100/% waterproof and shockproof and permanent! lt monitors your pulse,|informing us of your location|and movementsSo if you linger in|a danger zone, or cause trouble,|we can identify you, and transmit radio waves that trigger an alarm and boom! lt explodes! lf you try to rip it off,|it explodes too, so promise not to try that, OK?"
why this won't catch on:
Running Man
Mother, do you think they'll like this sig?
Seems like they either prepared their site for the /. effect or they initially were out to sell this stuff but reconsidered.
Take a look at the google cache here and here
where you can find out more about prices and specifications.
Collars, you say? Wait 'til they have Linux-powered codpieces. Just be specific when you ask someone about his uptime.
then you could have dual processing.
Infuriate left and right
couldnt this be used in cellphones, if i could get my hands on just the basic tools and components needed for a cellphone, i definetely would be trying to make a linux cellphone,
by the way, i bought the n-gage, du you hate me now?
*resistance is futile, or fuzzy, i dunno*
What will they call it with this form factor?
Strips?
Slices?
Chips?
With Linux-power in a collar, we don't just count cards, we perform advanced statistical analysis live and calculate mass probability facotrs based on trends on tables across the city!
-- 'The' Lord and Master Bitman On High, Master Of All
Now my Mistress can have ultimate control over this slave through the Linux PC in my slave collar :)
I bet your one of those peeple who pronownce "nu-cu-ler" wrong, to.
"I'm just here to regulate funkiness."
Combine this device (with a few upgrades) with Wearable displays + This Jacket (maybe an upgrade or two + a computer that speaks sign language + Pervasive wireless broadband and I am starting to get to my "comfort level" for internet access. No longer will I have to wait during my whole commute of 5 minutes to check for the next Slashdot story. No more shaking internet withdrawl on the bus!!
I'd say it's the next small thing!
no comment
Can I strap this thing to my taint to measure humidity? It gets pretty swampy down there on hot days...
---- It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this whenever it's told.
...a CD drive?
the linux plon.
"It's so convenient to have a system where everyone is a criminal" - A. Hitler
It would be awesome to be able to use your bluetooth enabled phone as a display device for something like this. Mobileburn.com saw an under the collar bluetooth headset that I could see as a nice form factor for a computing device. Check out the pictures here
I wonder what the leash and collar set does for excitement?
-- Tramp, Lady and the Tramp
(Via the fortune command...credit where credit is due{grin})
ttyl
Farrell
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If a Woman can be kept off a plane for a heated jacket with wires protruding, how are geeks going to explain to airport security why their shirts are beeping?
----- LoboSoft specializes in Digital Language Lab
hehe. When I first say this, I thought, oh man, does this mean they are making wearables for my dog now?
THis little guy is going to revolutionize the voyeur porn industry.. .....more and more and more
- Just think of the shoe-cam
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Is collar-top computing the Next Big Thing?
:-)
Hmm...given that this device is based on Linux and us Linux folks hate to wear collars, I give them poor odds of finding a market!
I Cant Wait for my Digital Pants to crash !
Does it run Windows?
I am one of many. My idea is not unique, nor do I expect my voice alone to sway you. I speak in a chorus of opinion.
You could try a pdb, personal digital brooch. Assuming nobody gives you any accusatory chest pokes.
There are no trails. There are no trees out here.
...if your 'business' partners had any suspicion that you had offered information to the authorities.
"Rocky Rococo, at your cervix!"
These rebuttals are fine just so long as you don't mistake them for an argument.
It should be obvious; this isn't an argument!
a) As it is now b) if it came with (select one or more) b1) a screen b2) a hard disk b3) senors and moter controllers c) not at all How much would you pay?
So with the wireless communication on this thing, how long before people getting these start getting spammed as they walk by places. If you are walking through a mall, people would all be sending you information on their lastest sales. This could have the positive effect of more competition between stores, and the prices going down, but wouldn't it be annoying?
On the other hand, it could be used by some of the more desperate geeks to spam their phone number/e-mail address to others. Then again, the reciever would need to have one also, so the chances of finding a female would be slim...
warning: This post is likely to contain gobs of dripping sarcasm. Consume at your own risk.
This always confused me about the cyber punk books. Hardware is advancing so fast, why on earth would you get an implant when the next major upgade doesn't just cost you money, but also incurs a major surgery. Even assume it's just a "standard" port like PS/2 or something, those are being replaced by USB. I've got this snazy ethernet port for the back of my skull, but it's only 10mbit. What's a cyborg to do?
I see this as a return to Master/Slave computing.
... Master!"
"I'll never use a peer-to-peer network again
Yes, our compu-collars come in leather AND lace!
how about for expansion - hope for firewire instead of, say, SCSI :P
No beer, no TV make Lifthrasir something something
Food for thought, but I wonder how much power those kinetic watches that you see out now can produce. If the mecanism can be beefed produce the necessary 200mA and 3.6-5V then you have essentially (besides for hardware fatigue) designed a computer/PDA that will never have to be recharged.
small enough to fit into my collar, but way too big for my wallet
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Forget the glasses, get some contact lenses that overlay the information on top of everyday objects, flat peices of wall, side walk that sort of thing. Then use the Eye Toy as an example, and you can use your hands to interact with the 'air', perhaps even your eye lids/eyes as interface option. Then we would have computers that could be carried personally without it being that cumbersome. Heck with enough computing power, and some contact lense displays you could get infrared night vision, thermal vision, magnification, highlighting of objects you choose think google toolbar here(find fruitloops..scannning, scanning, and found, bright shiney glowing box of fruitloops!). All overlaid on come contacts via your 'collar' computer. Sounds good. :)
Try searching Google Groups for "No Carrier", this joke goes back to 1981!
...add more memory to it & interface it with I/O video glasses, I could program in (take snapshots) of my buisness contacts and associate it with useful information. The glasses run a video feed to the little pc, pc recognizes the face, outputs information to the (tinted) glasses.
Auto-update via. WiFi basend on new "inteligence"... ?
I would say this is a rediculous idea... but then again, I wasn't expecting people to be wearing computers inside their shirt collars.
Cameron King
Heh heh - - no kidding. We won't even go into Centronics . . .
It's only funny until someone gets hurt. Then, it's hilarious.
Did anyone else notice that it was the size of the guy's middle finger?
:D
Imagine flipping off people with your linux box!!
"Suck Slackware, bitch!!"
Now I finally understand Neo's clerical collar - he didn't want his PC flapping about.
Think global, act loco
I'm not usually one to point out other peoples mistakes
Perhaps you should have read the whole IMDB page first (It's ok... I don't take it personally)
As another poster already pointed out, if you read a bit more about that movie (or look at the packaging for the VHS tape), you'll see it was also called "Deadlock."
I love you, man.
Even if a man chops off your hand with a sword, you still have two nice, sharp bones to stick in his eyes.
Now along with a tie (or brooch), I can have :)
a powerful computer. I like wearing large collars
buttoned at the neck, so I'll be able to fit
a beowulf cluster of these with my normal clothes
Now when I go to a casino, someone will be
checking for computing devices by fiddling
with my collar......actualy, that's not a bad
thing at all =)
Because we could fit a library of information
under there now?
I'm wearing a henley...
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
If they used this in the California government offices, they could use Gov. Schwarzenegger as tech support.
Gov't worker: "Oh shucks, my brooch crashed."
Ahnold: "Do naht wohrry. I will fix it."
*Squeeze*
Gov't worker: "Thank you governor!"
Ahnold: "No prahblem."
Yes Brain, but where are we going to get a one inch keyboard?
The collar is not the place for a computer... Computers and sweaty areas of the body don't mix well.
Now an ankle computer would be a great innovation. Besides looking hip, it could function as an exercise weight, and maybe be powered by walking!
The true freaks will those be running Seti@Home on their ankles -- and consequently never be allowed to stand still!
Imagine -- a Riverdance team wearing ankle computers -- a human powered beowulf cluster!
Ah Crap, Shazbot!
Welcome to our new ankle-computer overloads!
Where the hell is Morpheus when we need him?
Great! I've been looking for a small wearable computer for my x10 zipper actuator.
ok, so the pxa225 has a bluetooth bus built right into it one more chip would make this computer compatible with any number of mice keyboards displays cell phones pdas and any other device. one chip... i think this would be an excellent addition to this device becuase wireless is clearly the direction small computing needs to take
...that thing is HUGE!
(Considering that it's being held by the huge and mighty hand of Lou Ferrigno.)
Bluetooth controller vaginal vibrators anyone? :-)
Gilad.
So if you run Windows on it, are you immediatly a slave to Bill Gates? Ewwwwww...