Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Homebrew head-mounted Linux system for telepresence, looking silly]]>http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/homebrew-head-mounted-linux-system-for-telepresence-looking-sil/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/homebrew-head-mounted-linux-system-for-telepresence-looking-sil/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/homebrew-head-mounted-linux-system-for-telepresence-looking-sil/#comments Sure, viewable eyewear (such as that made by Vuzix) might look like fun, but even with the display balancing on the bridge of your nose you need to find a place to wear that video source. What our man Pascal Brisset did is design a Linux system around a Gumstix Overo Fire computer-on-module, a Vuzix VR920 head-mounted stereoscopic 640 x 480 display (complete with 3D tilt sensor and 3D magnetic compass), WiFi, and Bluetooth modules -- the whole shebang resides in (and on) the eyewear, just the thing for secure telepresence and augmented reality applications (or just extra-private web browsing). And he did it all for under a grand. In order to implement his design, Pascal had to design and custom manufacture a digital-to-analog video converter board using direct-to-PCB inkjet printing. As Hack A Day notes, one can easily question the wisdom of "a pair of microwave transceivers and a LiPo battery strapped directly over one's eyes and brain," but that's the price of progress, right?

[Via Hack A Day]

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Homebrew head-mounted Linux system for telepresence, looking silly originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>customgumstixGumstix Overo FireGumstixOveroFirehacklinuxmodPascal BrissetPascalBrissetThu, 29 Oct 2009 17:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Gumstix netstix 400xm-cf mini-computer]]>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/23/gumstix-netstix-400xm-cf-mini-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/23/gumstix-netstix-400xm-cf-mini-computer/http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/23/gumstix-netstix-400xm-cf-mini-computer/#commentsIt's been a while since we've heard from Gumstix, purveyors of puny computers since, uh, 2004, but thankfully they've come through with another PC-on-a-stick -- of limited use to the average user -- to whet our appetite for diminutive gadgets. Their latest is the netstix 400xm-cf -- Linux-based, of course -- packing a 400MHz Intel XScale PXA255 processor, with 64MB RAM, 16MB Flash, built-in 10/100baseT networking, and a CompactFlash Type II card slot for additional storage. While it obviously won't be replacing your desktop anytime soon, Gumstix sees the pint-sized computer as a boon to network administrators, who can use the netstix to test and diagnose network problems. If you just want one to play around with, the 400xm-cf will run you $206.50, though that can be knocked down to $186 apiece if you (or your higher ups) order 1,000 or more.

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Gumstix netstix 400xm-cf mini-computer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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