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How to build and program wrist user interface

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gag over 9 years ago

I want to build a device that you could wear on your wrist that acts like a computer and also other things. I want it to have access to cameras I set up so I can watch and hear what's going on somewhere else and possibly alert me if my secrity alarm goes off. It can open documents and photos from a flashdriveand it could take notes. it could connect to anything I connect it to and have a few usb ports. It would use an arduino and a touchscreen but also be able to connect to a keyboard if I'm not wearing it.

It would be similar to this.

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  • clem57
    clem57 over 9 years ago +1
    Have you seen Hexiwear | Iot and Wearables Development Platform ? With the base unit, you can even have a keyboard and extra storage. Clem
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    0 Former Member over 9 years ago

    I think you would have a difficult time with something as low profile as the image you posted, most of the functionality you are looking for would likely need to be built as something more like the image I attached. It might be possible, depending on the type of display you were to purchase, to have the screen be on your wrist with the computer portion elsewhere on your person connected by wiring, but I suspect you want more of an all-in-one unit where the computer and the display are both on your arm.

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    Although there is a company making this device https://cicret.com/wordpress/  the Cicrit, which is an interactive digital display projected onto your wrist and designed to connect to your smart phone, I suppose someone much more clever than I could reverse engineer this to connect to something like and Arduino or RasPi to get the same effect.

     

    But I think that if you want to build it yourself you are going to need to sacrifice design a little bit to get functionality. I am very new to this world though and may be speaking out of hand.

     

    This isn't quite what you were looking for, but hopefully it will get you started in the right direction until someone a little more experienced is able to offer some help:

    This offers a basic tutorial on how to make the actual device:

    Make a Portable Computer Using a Raspberry Pi

    This offers a basic overview of setting up a security system you can view on the go:

    How to Set Up a Camera to Monitor Your Home When You’re Away

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    0 Former Member over 9 years ago

    I think you would have a difficult time with something as low profile as the image you posted, most of the functionality you are looking for would likely need to be built as something more like the image I attached. It might be possible, depending on the type of display you were to purchase, to have the screen be on your wrist with the computer portion elsewhere on your person connected by wiring, but I suspect you want more of an all-in-one unit where the computer and the display are both on your arm.

    image

     

    Although there is a company making this device https://cicret.com/wordpress/  the Cicrit, which is an interactive digital display projected onto your wrist and designed to connect to your smart phone, I suppose someone much more clever than I could reverse engineer this to connect to something like and Arduino or RasPi to get the same effect.

     

    But I think that if you want to build it yourself you are going to need to sacrifice design a little bit to get functionality. I am very new to this world though and may be speaking out of hand.

     

    This isn't quite what you were looking for, but hopefully it will get you started in the right direction until someone a little more experienced is able to offer some help:

    This offers a basic tutorial on how to make the actual device:

    Make a Portable Computer Using a Raspberry Pi

    This offers a basic overview of setting up a security system you can view on the go:

    How to Set Up a Camera to Monitor Your Home When You’re Away

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