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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 03:08:22 EST

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Apparently Cell Computing is now known as PFU Systems, A Fujitsu Company

and they still have the PlugnRun modules that I remember them for, the top 
clock speed on these is now 700mhz according to the site, which is still the 
same address

cellcomputing.com

I was thinking about having a go at one for my first try at a fully 
untethered wearable meaning no AC adapters to hide behind, but the power 
consumption, and the fear of the unknown have kind of scared me away from 
that idea. I think instead I may tinker with a Fujitsu P2000 (or what ever 
P2*** Fujitsu wants to call it now) or P1000 (smaller, no CD bay) or any 
snazzy new VAIO that comes out smaller than a diary....

If anyone has attempted going HMD on a subnotebook like the above mentioned, 
and you have any advice please share it, all comments and suggestions 
welcomed.
Short of an Ipaq and the right HMD and input device, a butchered subnotebook 
is all I can think of that would make an already reasonable battery-life with 
good performance a good choice for an easy conversion into a wearable. 
Although, no one really needs to run at 667mhz to 900-something mhz  while 
your HMD is used to view a map or your taking notes of something, so a good 
power scheme is probably got to count for something. Probably the one thing 
that kills alot of ambission when it comes to wearing the wearable is the 
weight of the batteries, so maybe a PDA is ideal, they usually have longer 
battery lives.

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Its late, forgive anything that didn't make sense up there

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<BR>and they still have the PlugnRun modules that I remember them for, the t=
op clock speed on these is now 700mhz according to the site, which is still=20=
the same address
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<BR>
<BR>I was thinking about having a go at one for my first try at a fully unte=
thered wearable meaning no AC adapters to hide behind, but the power consump=
tion, and the fear of the unknown have kind of scared me away from that idea=
. I think instead I may tinker with a Fujitsu P2000 (or what ever P2*** Fuji=
tsu wants to call it now) or P1000 (smaller, no CD bay) or any snazzy new VA=
IO that comes out smaller than a diary....
<BR>
<BR>If anyone has attempted going HMD on a subnotebook like the above mentio=
ned, and you have any advice please share it, all comments and suggestions w=
elcomed.
<BR>Short of an Ipaq and the right HMD and input device, a butchered subnote=
book is all I can think of that would make an already reasonable battery-lif=
e with good performance a good choice for an easy conversion into a wearable=
. Although, no one really needs to run at 667mhz to 900-something mhz  =
while your HMD is used to view a map or your taking notes of something, so a=
 good power scheme is probably got to count for something. Probably the one=20=
thing that kills alot of ambission when it comes to wearing the wearable is=20=
the weight of the batteries, so maybe a PDA is ideal, they usually have long=
er battery lives.
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>___________________________________________________
<BR>Its late, forgive anything that didn't make sense up there</FONT></HTML>

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