Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 4 June 2001
TI DSP enables wearable computer
Xybernaut Corp's Mobile Assistant V (MA V) is an advanced wearable computer that provides lightweight, hands-free mobile computing
Xybernaut Corp's Mobile Assistant V (MA V) is an advanced wearable computer that provides lightweight, hands-free mobile computing, thanks to a new design that features Texas Instruments onboard integrated programmable digital signal processor (DSP) and the Intel Mobile Celeron 500MHz processor.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 June 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MA V from Xybernaut, produced by IBM Corporation, provides unparalleled processing speed, connectivity, mobility and power efficiency in a package that is 30% smaller and lighter than earlier models.
Designed for on-going expandability and connectivity, the MA V has a full spectrum of integrated ports and wireless support, including dedicated FireWire, Type II or III PCMCIA, Compact Flash, and dedicated USB.
The advanced, hands-free computing solution is easily configured with a wide variety of off-the-shelf products such as bar-code scanners, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), miniature video camera and a variety of test equipment.
'It's been an incredible experience working with our designers to produce a product that was created with direct insight from our key clients', stated Edward G.
Newman, Chairman, President and CEO of Xybernaut.
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'This is truly a customer designed product that we expect will change the way the world uses computers.
A leading industry analyst estimates that there are over 130 million mobile workers world wide, each one of them a potential customer'.
'The combination of Texas Instruments DSP processing experience along with Xybernaut and TI's engineering has created a truly remarkable product', said Gene Frantz, senior fellow and new business development manager at TI.
'Today we are demonstrating a new product that successfully integrates our DSP technology into Xybernaut's wearable computer, opening the door to truly free people from the wired environment'.
The MA V is cased in a lightweight yet highly durable magnesium self-contained chassis, embedded with up to 256Mbyte SDRAM, a full-duplex stereo built-in sound card, 8Mbyte SDRAM video memory and a choice of internal HDD configurations as well as external higher capacity drives.
The MA V continues Xybernaut's tradition of providing a computing platform capable of hosting any Windows, linux or Unix operating system, which makes the MA V compatible with standard office environments.
The MA V can be configured with the latest in display technology, from Xybernaut's all-light readable touch-screen Flat-Panel Displays to its new lightweight, SVGA head-mounted colour displays (HMD).
The HMDs provide a direct view display with an integrated microphone and earpiece speaker for voice activation and communications.
The MA V is supported by a wide compliment of accessories, including a docking holster, keyboard, pointing device, wireless cards and wearability accessories customized specifically for the MA V.
It will begin shipping in mid-June.
Pricing will start at $3995.
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