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wearable3.jpgOkay being big is not always good especially in the technology world. If you don’t believe us, just have a look at all the portable devices like Origami, UMPCs doing the rounds. The latest to cash in this frenzy is the mini 7 ounces wrist worn PC from the Eurotech Group taking mobility to the next level, you can take this baby everywhere.

The Eurotech WWPC (wrist-worn personal computer) can operate both on Windows and Linux and has mandatory features like WLAN, Bluetooth, USB, audio mini-speakers, a direct-access keypad, touch-screen and built-in GPS receiver. It also has a PC like interface so users can’t complain about complex operations. So who is it targeted at? Well theirs always the show off yuppie who wants to own all ‘cool’ gadgets but mostly the WWPC is for those involved in emergency rescue, security and health care. For this the PC also has what Eurotech calls "tilt-and-dead reckoning system" which tells the operator if someone has been motionless for a certain length of time and it can run for at least 8 hours. No further details have been released yet.

Via Cnet.com

WWPC specifications

* 200g core with flexible strap, right and left-handed, special shape for different wrist sizes
* 72x55 mm active display area on the wrist, with touchscreen (input pen on the strap), direct-access keypad and joystick, support for USB HI devices, microphone, flat speaker, headset/stereo headphone jack
* low power consumption: fully operational mode lasts 6 hours; extended power savings support (true OFF, idle, stand-by, wireless enable key, battery monitor); 2-cell Li-polymer rechargeable batteries enclosed on the strap
* global positioning information: L1 16-channel GPS receiver with active helix antenna; wireless connectivity: IrDa (up to 4Mbps), Bluetooth v1.1 (up to 721 Kbps) wireless LAN 802.11b (up to 11Mbps) with hardware coexistence handshake; 2 specific internal antennas
* 32 MB system rom-flash, 64 MB system SDRAM, up to 1 GB on built-in SD memory slot;