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Programming a Wearable Android Device

Posted by Soulskill on from the get-geordi's-advice dept.

CowboyRobot writes "Dr. Dobb's reviews an alternative to Google Glass and goes through the steps of coding your own Android-based Heads-Up Display. 'By tucking their 428x240 pixel WQVGA heads-up display in the lower right corner of ski goggles, Recon has effectively created an unobtrusive HUD with a decent 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor running Android 2.3.3 (Eclair). Network connections can be made via a Bluetooth-paired Android smartphone.'"

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  1. Microsoft Research by CoolToe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Let's not forget that Microsoft Research has done remarkable job at discovering and developing real life HUDs. For example back in 2004 Bill Gates himself assigned the goal of