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MIThril
MIThril is a next-generation wearables research platform developed by researchers at the MIT Media Lab. The goal of the MIThril project is the development and prototyping of new techniques of human-computer interaction for body-worn applications. Through the application of human factors, machine learning, hardware engineering, and software engineering, the MIThril team is constructing a new kind of computing environment and developing prototype applications for health, communications, and just-in-time information delivery.
The MIThril hardware platform combines body-worn computation, sensing, and networking in a clothing-integrated design. The MIThril software platform is a combination of user interface elements and machine learning tools built on the Linux operating system.
UbER Badge
The UbER Badge is a conference-style badge that enables the development of wearable applications that scale up to hundreds of people in a single event. The badge includes electronic components to sense information about the wearer's context, display both private and public messages, and communicate with other badges both in the immediate vicinity and over distance.
Smart Phones
Mobile phones are clearly today's most common wearable computers. With always-on data connections, ever increasing amounts of computation, and personal area wireless networking, smart phones present a compelling platform for wearables research. Leveraging the Reality Mining project's user base, we are developing J2ME applications for use on the Nokia 6600 smart phone.
