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Pip-boy in reality: the computers on the forearm
Pip-Boy from Fallout remember everything. And some - want such a device yourself, but to wear it, you will agree, it is not convenient. And those same people are talking about the futility of modern wearable -. Matter in the atmosphere of cyberpunk
The devices of the same size were and are, in reality, but they are often highly specialized gadgets for members of certain professions. Under the cut - a few examples.
One of the first computer in the form factor in the Pip-Boy style became highly specialized gadgets for divers. You can, of course, to compare the device in 1959 with conventional compasses and other gadgets like form factor, it is already available at the time to the 1920s. And yes, it's not a digital device to the photos, but it was the ancestor of the huge number of existing dive computers today.
EON Steel, released in 2014, shows the depth, dive time, the level of oxygen in cylinders and other useful data. This is just one example of the modern instruments of this type. It is said that on a single charge this device will work up to 40 hours at a depth of 150 meters. The device has a TFT display with a resolution of 240x320 pixels and weighs 347 grams.
In 1985, the Japanese company Seiko released its second "smart watches" - wrist Seiko UC-2000 terminal is able to sync with popular at the time personal computers, including the Apple II and II +, Commodore 64, IBM PC, NEC 8201, Tandy Color Computer and others, some of which you will find in this article. But this gadget is very similar to the Pip-Boy, so let's talk about other examples.
Wearable computer Zypad WR1100 was established in 2008 specifically to work in difficult conditions, when the user needs to have a free hand. It is protected from dust, moisture and shock the body, works on Linux, has the 3, 5-inch touch screen with a resolution of 640x480 pixels. specifically to work on the screen, the image to be seen in direct sunlight.
The gadget is also equipped with GPS, electronic compass, biometric protection - a fingerprint sensor, and battery-saving system - the screen does not work, when the arm is hanging along the body
. The device is built on a processor Marvell PXA 270 416 MHz, has 256 MB of RAM and 128 megabytes of internal memory, expandable via microSD. Zypad WR1100 weighs 650 grams, so that its wearing strong hands are needed.
In 2010, a dozen American soldiers had to test different versions of the same device, made by companies LG Display, Universal Display and L-3 Display Systems UDC. Computer curved 4, 3-inch touch screen was attached to the forearm - and it is very similar to the Pip-Boy with a somewhat lower level of cyberpunk.
The new version Zypad - WL1500 model - was released in 2010-2011. Manufacturers again focused not on the mass market. At this time, the target audience began to corporate clients in the face of health care and other professionals who need portable mobile gadgets that allow leave hands free. The device is built on a processor with a frequency of 400 MHz, equipped with 3, 5-inch screen with a resolution of 320x240, supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.
The device runs on Windows CE 6.0.
In 2012, went to Afghanistan gadgets General Dynamics GD300, running on an operating system based on Android. The device is built on a processor ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, has 256 MB of RAM and 8 GB of built-in, and only 3, 5-inch display with a resolution of 800x480, which responds to touch gloves and visible in sunlight.
In 2012 came a huge wrist phone on Android 2.2 - Watch SmartPhone c 2-inch display. The gadget also has been equipped with a 2-megapixel camera. According to him it was possible to call - were built in microphone, speaker and wireless headset
. Processor device - with a frequency of 426 MHz, screen resolution - 320x240 pixels, 262 megabytes of internal memory, expandable via MicroSD up to 8 GB.
Data collection terminal Motorola WT4090 - a device designed for warehouse workers. It can fall from a height of 1, 2 meters, and supports text and voice product packaging and has 2, 8-inch display. This gadget can be operated at temperatures up to -20 ° C, that is, even in freezers.
These are just a few examples of the use of this form factor to create a laptop that can free the user's hands and help in carrying out certain tasks, whether it's working with the goods in the warehouse or guiding fighters to target. At the moment, the computers on the wrist does not become the property of the mass market, in contrast to the smart watch, not so specialized gadgets. The whole reason - is that the Wrist computers are not very comfortable ordinary consumers, because in the hour we have become accustomed, and 350-650 grams of wear on the forearm, especially in winter, not a pleasant occupation.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/274829/
The devices of the same size were and are, in reality, but they are often highly specialized gadgets for members of certain professions. Under the cut - a few examples.
One of the first computer in the form factor in the Pip-Boy style became highly specialized gadgets for divers. You can, of course, to compare the device in 1959 with conventional compasses and other gadgets like form factor, it is already available at the time to the 1920s. And yes, it's not a digital device to the photos, but it was the ancestor of the huge number of existing dive computers today.
EON Steel, released in 2014, shows the depth, dive time, the level of oxygen in cylinders and other useful data. This is just one example of the modern instruments of this type. It is said that on a single charge this device will work up to 40 hours at a depth of 150 meters. The device has a TFT display with a resolution of 240x320 pixels and weighs 347 grams.
In 1985, the Japanese company Seiko released its second "smart watches" - wrist Seiko UC-2000 terminal is able to sync with popular at the time personal computers, including the Apple II and II +, Commodore 64, IBM PC, NEC 8201, Tandy Color Computer and others, some of which you will find in this article. But this gadget is very similar to the Pip-Boy, so let's talk about other examples.
Wearable computer Zypad WR1100 was established in 2008 specifically to work in difficult conditions, when the user needs to have a free hand. It is protected from dust, moisture and shock the body, works on Linux, has the 3, 5-inch touch screen with a resolution of 640x480 pixels. specifically to work on the screen, the image to be seen in direct sunlight.
The gadget is also equipped with GPS, electronic compass, biometric protection - a fingerprint sensor, and battery-saving system - the screen does not work, when the arm is hanging along the body
. The device is built on a processor Marvell PXA 270 416 MHz, has 256 MB of RAM and 128 megabytes of internal memory, expandable via microSD. Zypad WR1100 weighs 650 grams, so that its wearing strong hands are needed.
In 2010, a dozen American soldiers had to test different versions of the same device, made by companies LG Display, Universal Display and L-3 Display Systems UDC. Computer curved 4, 3-inch touch screen was attached to the forearm - and it is very similar to the Pip-Boy with a somewhat lower level of cyberpunk.
The new version Zypad - WL1500 model - was released in 2010-2011. Manufacturers again focused not on the mass market. At this time, the target audience began to corporate clients in the face of health care and other professionals who need portable mobile gadgets that allow leave hands free. The device is built on a processor with a frequency of 400 MHz, equipped with 3, 5-inch screen with a resolution of 320x240, supports Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS.
The device runs on Windows CE 6.0.
In 2012, went to Afghanistan gadgets General Dynamics GD300, running on an operating system based on Android. The device is built on a processor ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, has 256 MB of RAM and 8 GB of built-in, and only 3, 5-inch display with a resolution of 800x480, which responds to touch gloves and visible in sunlight.
In 2012 came a huge wrist phone on Android 2.2 - Watch SmartPhone c 2-inch display. The gadget also has been equipped with a 2-megapixel camera. According to him it was possible to call - were built in microphone, speaker and wireless headset
. Processor device - with a frequency of 426 MHz, screen resolution - 320x240 pixels, 262 megabytes of internal memory, expandable via MicroSD up to 8 GB.
Data collection terminal Motorola WT4090 - a device designed for warehouse workers. It can fall from a height of 1, 2 meters, and supports text and voice product packaging and has 2, 8-inch display. This gadget can be operated at temperatures up to -20 ° C, that is, even in freezers.
These are just a few examples of the use of this form factor to create a laptop that can free the user's hands and help in carrying out certain tasks, whether it's working with the goods in the warehouse or guiding fighters to target. At the moment, the computers on the wrist does not become the property of the mass market, in contrast to the smart watch, not so specialized gadgets. The whole reason - is that the Wrist computers are not very comfortable ordinary consumers, because in the hour we have become accustomed, and 350-650 grams of wear on the forearm, especially in winter, not a pleasant occupation.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/274829/
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