Title :
The WearBoy: a platform for low-cost public wearable devices
Author :
Ljungstrand, Peter ; Björk, Staffan ; Falk, Jennica
Author_Institution :
Viktoria Inst., Gothenburg, Sweden
Abstract :
We introduce the WearBoy-a wearable, modified Nintendo GameBoy-as a platform for exploring public wearable devices. We have minimized the size of a Color GameBoy circuit board to enable users to comfortably wear it, making the device not much larger than the actual screen. Technical properties of the WearBoy are discussed, along with two applications using the platform.
Keywords :
computer displays; computer games; portable computers; user interfaces; Color GameBoy circuit board; WearBoy; low-cost public wearable devices; modified Nintendo GameBoy; technical properties; Art; Batteries; Cables; Clothing; Computer applications; Hardware; Printed circuits; Prototypes; Wearable computers; World Wide Web;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, 1999. Digest of Papers. The Third International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0428-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.1999.806926
