Wearable UX

[John L. Cunningham]

Hey Bert,

Did you see this?

http://www.umpcportal.com/2009/07/awesome-wearable-computer-setup-is-powered-by-sony-vaio-ux-umpc
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John L. Cunningham

[Bert Latamore]

Jonh,

Wow! That is cool. I might start accumulating pieces and see what I can do. Actually I already have the keyboard and a bluetooth headset, although I am not completely sure the mic works on it as I have not been able to get it to work either with a cell or the UX, even though I can hear things sent from them through it. I was hoping to experiment with using voice commands to the Vaio, but this goes much further.

I am a little disturbed to hear that his UX screen failed, however. I don't want that to happen!

Even if I don't build the entire thing, things like that extension battery might be useful. Right now I have an attached high performance battery that gives me more than 3.5 hours of continuous use (for instance, reading a book), which is terrific, but I am worried that when it wears out I might not be able to get a replacement. And extra power is always desirable on the road.

I wonder how he got three bluetooth devices (headset, cell phone and keyboard) to work with the UX at once. My experience has been that it seems only to connect to one device at a time -- in my case either my headset or my bluetooth Foldaway keyboard.

But imagine walking around with a working computer!

Thanks for the link!

Bert

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[John L. Cunningham]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 10:49:22AM -0400, Bert Latamore wrote:
> I wonder how he got three bluetooth devices (headset, cell phone and keyboard)
> to work with the UX at once. My experience has been that it seems only to
> connect to one device at a time -- in my case either my headset or my bluetooth
> Foldaway keyboard.

That's a good question. It might work if he has 2 extra bluetooth
dongles? From a networking POV that would work, but I'm not sure about
RF interference.

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John L. Cunningham

[Bert Latamore]

I am going to experimentwith some bluetooth headsets I have, but what I do have and can use is a wired headset that I got with Dragon back some time ago. I tested that. Of course the glasses are also wired.

if I can put this together it occurs to me that I could carry everything in my Scott eVest jacket (not in the middle of summer, of course, but the rest of the year that would work fine.) So I wouldn't need a backpack, and actually the eVest has internal channels to manage the wires, to avoid being in a tangled mess. So I could walk around with a hidden computer keeping me in contact and providing whatever information I need.

I wonder if I could get Dragon to work off a Memory Stick? I could certainly try! Then I could dictate notes, answer emails, etc., without a keyboard when I wanted to. Now this may turn out to be very cool.

I do need to figure out how to turn the touchscreen on the UX on and off since I wouldn't want it on when it was running in my pocket and I was using voice commands.

You really have given me a project now.

Bert

[Bert Latamore]

This has turned into a project. IT certainly got me to start trying out Vonage Companion on my UX, which works beautifully and definitely can become my "cell phone". I want to experiment with an old Panasonic bluetooth sterio headset with mic I have to see if I can use that (rather than the wired headset I am using now). It should let me switch between the Vaio and my iPod (using its Bluetooth dongle), which is the advantage there.

I plan to build the entire thing into my Scott eVest jacket, which has 30 pockets, most of them zippered, designed to hold gadgets, and an internal (between the outer and inner layers) system for managing/concealing wires.

Can anyone recommend a remote touchpad that I could velcro to the left sleeve of the jacket and use as a "mouse" for this? I would much rather that than a cell phone (which will probably go away anyway soon as I never use the thing, and with Vonage Companion I can pick up and answer voicemail and receive and place calls anywhere I can get a WiFi or attached network connection).

Thanks for this revelation! It is certainly taking me to the next level in terms of a PDA and is a lot of fun.

Bert