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Head-mounted computer with Linux, WiFi - Hack a Day

Head-mounted computer with Linux, WiFi

posted Oct 26th 2009 3:20pm by Phil Burgess
filed under: classic hacks, linux hacks, wearable hacks

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Most wearable computers we’ve seen feature a head-mounted display tethered to a small PC system in a backpack or worn on a belt. Here’s a slick little system that does away with the cord, fitting the entire system in the glasses.

[Pascal Brisset’s] WXHMD is based on the tiny Gumstix Overo Fire computer-on-module which features a beefy, 3D-capable OMAP processor that runs Linux. The Gumstix is interfaced with a Vuzix VR920 head-mounted display that includes a three-axis accelerometer and compass. Tying these together is a custom video digital-to-analog converter board of [Pascal’s] own design, created using direct-to-PCB inkjet printing techniques. For less than $1,000 total in parts, the result is a spatially aware six ounce computer, with display and battery and all, that fits neatly over the bridge of one’s nose.

It’s a fantastic hack and a nicely documented project, though even the device’s creator himself questions whether having a pair of microwave transceivers and a LiPo battery strapped directly over one’s eyes and brain is such a good idea.

[thanks w3pt]

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Go there...
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/26/head-mounted-computer/

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This one has some very interesting Tech in it, but not practical to use as it is. Looks like it will be when he gets to his 2nd version though...

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