Zypad WR1100 Wrist Wireless Computer Makes You Look Cool
Ever wanted to be that cool commando guy with loads of gadgets stuck to your arms, legs and other parts of the body? You might just be lucky with the Zypad WR1oo, a wearable wrist wireless computer that looks like its up for the military.
Running on a custom Linux OS, its 640×480 touchscreen machine that adjusts the contrast by itself according to the environment. The homepage quotes its desinged for harsh weather conditions which means the military and not your ordinary thunderstorm on the street.
The Zypad WR1100 consists of a 802.11 Bluetooth interface, a GPS receiver, electronic compass and a biometric fingerprint sensor. But the best feature is the fact that the WR1100 goes into standby mode automatically whenever your hand is hanging down beside your body.
The Zypad WR1100 is made of fiberglass Reinforced nylon/magnesium alloy.
The Zypad® WR1100 rugged wrist-worn personal computer (PC) is a powerful wearable computing device designed for harsh environmental conditions that can be worn comfortably on the user’s wrist for hands-free operation. The WR1100 is designed to meet MIL-STD-810F and MIL-STD-461E requirements, making it an ideal solution for military, homeland defense, first responder, security, and emergency service field and in-vehicle applications.
As you can see, its designed to meet Military purposes. But if you still want an ubercool gadget hanging by your side, you can check them out at Parvus.
via OhGizmo
Very Nice. The looks are great. But what about the price and whether it is to be mass produced for public usage?
This should be renamed to “Pipboy 1000″.
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