eWatch – super PDA watch
Fossil isn’t going to SPOT any longer, looks bad- but this watch project looks amazing! eWatch is a wearable computing system that can be worn on your wrist. It has several sensors that gather information about the user and the environment. It can attract the user’s attention with visual and/or tactile notifications. eWatch supports wireless Bluetooth communication which allows it to interface with a computer, PDA, or cellular phone. The wrist watch form factor allows open exposure to the environment making it ideal for ascertaining user state information. This also means that eWatch is instantly viewable and always accessible to the user. Link.
Not a lot of details, but here’s a nice shot of a homemade still. The homemade still seems to be constructed using a stove and a paint can condenser. See previous “
IBM has taken the next logical extension of booting Linux from a flash drive. Researchers were recently able to boot Knoppix from an iPod and run an x86 virtual machine in VMware, which provided an easy way to encrypt the whole operating environment. The tests were conducted on a 60GB iPod photo using Knoppix. [
Powerpage has a review and selected Griffin AirClick USB as Powerpick. I’ve been meaning to write about this- if you present on a Mac or PC the AirClick is the best remote I’ve ever used. As as added bonus it works as an iPod remote from 60 feet away (it’s RF not IR). So for presenting, remote control kiosks/projects and music it’s permanently in my gadget bag. 