Mobintech

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Mobintech

• Research and development of mobile Internet
  devices and wearable computer systems
• Workshop - wearIT-at-work
• Bremen 4.-5. December 2002
• Ole Møller, Director of HW Development

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Capabilities

• Microdisplays
• Pointing devices
• StrongARM, Xscale, MIPS
• Windows CE .NET 4.1, Linux
• Credit card size (area) computers
• Low power, battery operated
• Low cost systems
• Industrial design and construction

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Current MIP-1 design
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Microdisplays

• Resolution
• 800 x 600 pixels minimum for Internet and
  documents
• Colours
• 8-bit colors fine for most Internet browsing
• 16 to 18-bit colors required for images and video
• Optics
• Field of view (FOV) 30-35 degrees
• Eye relief 25-30 mm due to glasses
• Sharp image across whole display

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Input devices

• Pointing devices
• Track pad and track ball Multiple finger strokes
  make near-to-eye devices tremble
• Track stick No movements. Chosen in MIP-1
• Text input
• Real keyboard Takes up space
• Virtual keyboard Only new URLs and very
  briefe-mail answers. Chosen in MIP-1

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MIP-1 hardware specifications

• StrongARM 206 MHz
• 64 MB SDRAM
• 32 MB flash ROM
• 800 x 600 16-bit colour LCOS microdisplay
• Pointing device, mouse buttons
• 16-bit audio microphone, speaker, stereo
  headphones
• CompactFlash interface WLAN, Bluetooth, GPRS
  cards
• USB, RS-232, IrDA
• Li battery with battery gauging and charge
  circuit

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MIP-1 software specifications

• Windows CE .NET 4.1
• WordPad
• Internet Explorer 5.5
• E-mail
• Viewers for Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, Image
• Media Player
• Messenger
• Active Sync version 3.6
• Option for user-developed applications

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Example of wearable computer
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Capabilities

• Microdisplays
• Pointing devices
• StrongARM, Xscale, MIPS
• Windows CE .NET 4.1, Linux
• Credit card size (area) computers
• Low power, battery operated
• Low cost systems
• Industrial design and construction