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Interesting concepts, but what I really would like to see is a wearable "thing" with computing power, radios, and a way to use voice fro calls and commands, pai

by ludoo 12y ago

Interesting concepts, but what I really would like to see is a wearable "thing" with computing power, radios, and a way to use voice fro calls and commands, pairable to different screens. So I could have a 4.5-6" screen as a phone when out, an 8-9" as a tablet at home, an 11" and 23" screen for portable and desktop work. All driven from the same computing unit. The "thing" could be a watch, maybe with an integrated Moto Hint-like earbud for calls. Or a pager-like device to carry on your belt or pocket, etc. Each screen would have its own battery, so the "thing" would need less power.

aeturnum 12y ago
If the ara project is really, "a device running over an internal network, rather than just everything being connected to a CPU," then it would be a great platform for that vision. Presumably, an easy extension would be another device with its own power supply hooking into the network.
- jonbarker 12y ago
  Couldn't the power supply be induction?
  - aeturnum 12y ago
    Sure, but it's hard to induce significant current in devices more than a few cm away. Considering we can't wirelessly power phones in a room, getting the phone to wirelessly power a wearable seems unlikely.
mod 12y ago
I can't wait for the day when displays are all available for pairing. Even now, I'm frequently wishing my laptop screen would just accept video input, for instance.