Chuck sez > an extra large wristwatch, or even a "gauntlet" > style display device? I want to try building one of these, but it's hard to find the right parts. Most of the streamlined displays are designed to connect to custom PCBs, and use that flexible plastic cabling that cannot be soldered. The conductors are tiny and intended for surface mount fabrication etc. Some day I will try this if I can find the right parts. I removed the glass display part from a VFD and soldered ribbon cable on it, then moved the driver electronics to mid body. That made it nice and streamlined on the wrist, but bulky on body. Then I had a tailor create the window for the display. (the pictures are not that version, they are an earlier ugly hack version). It looked great. But it needs to be much more compact and streamlined. The display in the article does look like it's using very streamlined parts, but like I said tying the display to the clothing isn't very practical. A strap on would be practical. > As opposed to putting a heart monitor in a watch? > Polar already makes a wireless one (again, wristwatch > form factor) You can buy add-on sensors for bicycles that monitor your pedaling force and other things, to help people train. The suite of parts and functionality in those watch style monitors is really amazing. -- Doug -- Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.blu.org Please, *PLEASE* don't subscribe through a forward/expander/false domain
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