Eurotech, a Italian-based embedded computing specialist, has announced a wrist-worn wearable computer that runs embedded Linux or Windows CE. The company’s WWPC (‘wrist-worn PC) offers an impressive array of standard PC interfaces, along with several innovative wearable-specific features.

It will be sold primarily to emergency rescue, security, healthcare, maintenance, logistics, and ‘many other’ proprietary applications. There's no word yet on pricing or availability.

The WWPC (200g) integrates everything a user expects of a PC, claims the company, in a versatile, ergonomic form factor that supports a variety of wrist sizes. It can be worn over or under work clothes and has flexible left- or right-handed straps that enclose dual 2-cell Li-polymer rechargable batteries. Claimed battery life is 6 hours in fully operational mode, or 8 hours under normal circumstances.

The gizmo offers several wearable-specific innovations, including a patented orientation sensor that can be configured to induce standby when your arm drops. Additionally, the device’s tilt sensor can be used to detect motionless operator states, while a built-in GPS receiver and ‘dead reckoning’ technology enable the device to serve as a location-transmitting beacon.

The WWPC is based on an unspecified low-power embedded processor. It boots from 32MB of flash and has 64MB of SDRAM. Storage can be expanded through an SD-card slot supporting cards up to 1GB.

Standard PC interfaces include 802.11b Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, fast infrared networking, USB host and device ports, sound, built-in speakers, and a headphone jack. The device has a ‘daylight-readable’ 2.8x2.2-inch touchscreen LCD and also supports human interface devices such as microphones and headsets connected via USB or Bluetooth. Additional features include a direct-access keypad and a 16-channel GPS receiver.

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