IBM's Linux Watch: The Challenge of Miniaturization

  • Authors:
  • Chandra Narayanaswami;Noboru Kamijoh;Mandayam Raghunath;Tadanobu Inoue;Thomas Cipolla;Jim Sanford;Eugene Schlig;Sreekrishnan Venkiteswaran;Dinakar Guniguntala;Vishal Kulkarni;Kazuhiko Yamazaki

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-;-

  • Venue:
  • Computer
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

Nearly four years in development, the IBM Linux watch contains a complete computer system that runs Linux, displays X11 graphics, and has wireless connectivity. The system fits in a case that could pass as a slightly unusual analog timepiece with a somewhat odd shape and an extraordinarily brilliant face. The developers have created two versions of the watch, one with an organic light-emitting diode display and the other with a liquid crystal display. Still considered a research prototype, the watch already runs some personal information management applications, and it can communicate with PCs, PDAs, and other wireless-enabled devices, viewing condensed e-mail and directly receiving pager-like messages. Eventually, users will be able to access various Internet-based services, such as up-to-the-minute information about weather, traffic conditions, the stock market, and sports.