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Wearable Computer With Lightweight HUD

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bring-back-weable-computing dept.

zeazzz writes to mention that the folks over at UMPC have a very cool little writeup and pictorial of a user's latest wearable PC. With the surge in smart phone adoption it seems that enthusiasm for wearable computers has dropped off a bit, which is too bad. I certainly look forward to my augmented reality HUD instead of depending on my iPhone for everything. "Essentially he took the MyVu headset, removed one of the eye pieces, and mounted the other to his glasses to that he could see his surroundings and the UX's screen at the same time. The MyVu is attached to the UX through the A/V output port on the UX's port replicator dongle. With some additional addons he provided his UX with extra battery life via an external battery, and several input methods to communicate with the UX while the rest of the kit resides within the backpack."

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  1. Re:No demand by Flea+of+Pain · · Score: 2, Funny

    As far as demand goes...I demand to own one of these...I mean really, the concept is just awesome, I can level up characters in all my favourite games while driving to work! Heck, I could play GTA while driving to work (as long as I don't mix up which eye is the game). What could possibly go wrong?

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  2. Then the terrible reality sinks in... by WoRLoKKeD · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Oh, my God, you didn't turn into a gargoyle, did you?"

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  3. What a huge leap in male contraception devices! by Phizzle · · Score: 4, Funny

    Condoms got NOTHING on this when it comes to preventing reproduction!

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  4. Re:Smartphones aren't wearable computers? by Smivs · · Score: 2, Funny

    Because I don't wear my phone?

    This guy does!

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  5. Re:Hrmm. by religious+freak · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, we got this dude good. Looks like the server didn't just slow to a crawl, it's been pushed completely offline. Instead of an endless wait, I'm getting an instant connection refused message.

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  6. Re:No demand by MaskedSlacker · · Score: 2, Funny

    Where's the +1 Hilarious Hypocrisy mod when you need it?

  7. Re:Linux is gay by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No, Mac OS is an OS for fags by fags. Linux is just insignificant.