Hardware

Jallist Archive Jallist Archive- Searchable, content gathered from Yahoo Group Jal mail list. JAL Ethernet JAL Ethernet- Open firmware, allows building low cost hardware to implement TCP/IP on ethernet networks. Jal Resources Jal Resources- List of links to Jal code, and related material, in many places. Yahoo Tech Groups: jallist: JAL Mailing List Yahoo Tech Groups: jallist: JAL Mailing List- Mail list, for more general questions. Yahoo Tech Groups: Jal Developers Yahoo Tech Groups: Jal Developers- Mail list, for more development related questions. Jal: Just Another Language Jal: Just Another Language- Home of high-level imperative Algol-Pascal-like language for microcontrollers: Microchip PIC (16c84, 16f84, 12c508, 12c509, 16F877), Ubicom SX (SX18, S… Jal Jal- Pascal-like programming language, compiler; acronym: Just Another Language; emits machine code for PIC processors; runs on Linux, Mac OS X, MS-Windows. Creator: Wouter van Oo… Microprocessor Report Names the Sony/Toshiba Emotion Engine Best Embedded Processor of the Year Microprocessor Report Names the Sony/Toshiba Emotion Engine Best Embedded Processor of the Year- Press release. [Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.] PlayStation Turns Supercomputer PlayStation Turns Supercomputer- US researchers make supercomputer out of cluster of PS2 game consoles, which use Emotion Engine 128-bit VLIW processors. [BBC News] Emotion Engine Emotion Engine- MIPS R5900 variant, 128-bit VLIW. Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia] SCSI4ME SCSI4ME- Provider of data storage products with a focus on SCSI and Serial-Attached-SCSI products including host bus adapters, raid controllers, hard drives, enclosures, and direc… Document Imaging Solution Products Document Imaging Solution Products- Offers a wide range of scanners and SCSI cards and cables. SCSI Stuff SCSI Stuff- The source for SCSI cables, hard drives, SCSI CD-ROMs and SCSI host adapters. Ingram Micro Ingram Micro- Wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain services. Intertechnology Inc. Intertechnology Inc.- Distributor for computer peripheral products such as printers, CD-Rom libraries, SCSI bus extenders based in Canada. Rep Mesa, Inc. Rep Mesa, Inc.- Currently representing manufacturers of CPU, DSP, FDDI, SCSI, graphics, imaging and bus analyzer boards and systems as well as embedded computers, backplanes, encl… Peripheral Products Inc. Peripheral Products Inc.- PPI offers cutting-edge technology products for disaster recover, networking, SAN solutions, SCSI expander products, real-time VME market and console ser… Panatek Technical Sales Associates Panatek Technical Sales Associates- Independent firm representing companies that specialize in board and system level computer and I/O products. Working with OEMs and end-users in… Eastern Systems Inc. Eastern Systems Inc.- Representing leading manufacturers of OEM, VME, CPCI, PCI, Motherboard, SBUS, PMC, PC104, SCSI, and ruggedized hardware systems and software solutions. Clothing+ Clothing+- Finlandic enterprise focusing on the design and manufacture of wearable technology. Burton Analog Clone MD Snowboarding Jacket Burton Analog Clone MD Snowboarding Jacket- Minidisk player integrated into a jacket. Sleeve control using pressure-sensitive materials. US Army LandWarrior US Army LandWarrior- Describes the military communication and positioning system with lots of links. Coatnet group at Carnegie Mellon Coatnet group at Carnegie Mellon- The research group on electronic textiles for ambient intelligence shows their journal articles and other publications as well as their vision an… Wearable Computing Laboratory at ETH Zürich Wearable Computing Laboratory at ETH Zürich- The university group presents its research and various student projects mainly focused on hardware as well as its vision for wearable … Mobile Augmented Reality Systems (MARS) Mobile Augmented Reality Systems (MARS)- The project at Columbia University informs on application scenarios (e.g. campus information system, journalist's workbench) as well as th… MIT: Wearable Computing MIT: Wearable Computing- The group extensively describes its MIThril system: a complete wearable computer from hardware to applications. Also overviews of other projects as well a… WearIT@Work WearIT@Work- The EU project strives to apply wearable computing to increase the productivity of the work force in the areas emergency, healthcare, maintenance and production. Over… Augmented Reality: A New Way of Seeing Augmented Reality: A New Way of Seeing- The Scientific American Article describes one application of Wearable Computing: Overlaying contextual information over normal vision. Dress Code Dress Code- Somewhat critical overview article from Wired featuring the oldest wearable computer (1981). Skills Impact Study for Tactical Mobile Robot Operational Units Skills Impact Study for Tactical Mobile Robot Operational Units- The article, in principal focused on telepresence robot control, gives a nice overview on wearable computing and a… Developments and Possibilities Developments and Possibilities- Diploma thesis which discusses conceptual and real-world applications of wearables as well as social implications. Also describes a prototype imple… Tiqit Computers Tiqit Computers- Manufacture a matchbox sized PC for the wearable computing industry as well as a handheld PC (570g) running standard operating systems. NRG Research NRG Research- Produce several battery belts and vests (and professional video lighting equipment). Catalogue online. TechWearable TechWearable- Brian Rudy describes his self-made wearable with lots of photos. WearComp.org WearComp.org- Steve Mann's somewhat chaotic personal page features his books and articles on the topic, wearable cameras, pictures from his worn camera, a movie and links to other… Matias Half Keyboard Matias Half Keyboard- One-handed keyboard for PDAs and PCs. Special version with straps available. Use is explained in a flash demo and a downloadable one. Lightglove Lightglove- Air typing by blocking watch-like attached lasers with fingers. Presents some infos on technology, photos and the patent abstract. Inference Group - Dasher Project Inference Group - Dasher Project- A software solution for entering text by zooming through letters. A graphical demo, versions for different systems and languages and ideas for ap… WetPC WetPC- Makes an intuitive human machine interface suitable for wearable, handheld, underwater and mobile computing. Handykey Corporation Handykey Corporation- Sells combination of chording keyboard and mouse, called Twiddler, that weighs 4 ounces and fits in the palm of a hand. Thumbscript Thumbscript- Offers hard- and software solutions for entering text using a thumb-operated 9-keys keyboard. Doors of Perception 7: Flow Doors of Perception 7: Flow- More design-oriented conference on the challenges of pervasic computing; seemingly not peer-reviewed. Information on program and speakers. PCOnHand.com PCOnHand.com- Producer of a watch with computing power comparable to first Palms capable of off-line browsing and spreadsheet calculation. Shows off device, available software and… Xybernaut Xybernaut- Research, development and commercialization of computer technology, hardware, and related software for wearable systems. jAugment jAugment- The project is developing a middleware as well as applications which adapt themselves to changing UI modalities and services. It presents screenshots, news, downloads, a… Neuroscot Ltd Neuroscot Ltd- UK distributor of Neuron smart card readers, magnetic card readers and encoders, of Zeitcontrol programmable smart cards and PC Worth CCD bar code scanners. Used fo… koolConnect Technologies, Inc. koolConnect Technologies, Inc.- Offers settop boxes for hotel room information and entertainment systems that uses its proprietary Smart Card technology. Tx Systems Inc. Tx Systems Inc.- Cost-effective smartcard technology including CHIPDRIVE smartcard terminals, smartcard systems, smart card API Kits, smart card loyalty systems and smart card enc… Keycorp Ltd. Keycorp Ltd.- Makes smartcards, smartcard- and IP-enabled payment terminals, e-commerce transaction routing software, card OSs (MULTOS, OSSCA), secure Internet payment systems. Spirtech Spirtech- Specialists and consultants in cryptography, PKI, software, applications and Calypso teleticketing. Site provides information for Transit Operators, smartcard, IC and te…