Wimm Labs has announced their development of the WIMM One platform, a go anywhere user programmable Android device. While their website doesn’t reveal the processor, they state the device will include a bi-modal display, capacitive touch screen, WiFi and Bluetooth, an accelerometer, magnetometer up to 32 GB memory and be housed in a water resistent 32×36×12.5mm case. The device will also include a 14-pin accessory connector.
According to their press release, they intend the device to be an open SDK/open hardware development platform.
Via iProgrammer.
Honestly it’s cool but @ $299 you’d want your head examined buying it! Buy a phone you’ll get more bang for your buck. Hey WIMM labs, cool idea, now lets have a small price to match your small package.
The trouble is to make Android go you pretty much need phone hardware, and if you have the price of a smartphone why not have it as your phone? I don’t need another portable android device but I think there could be a lot of dumb terminal kinds of uses for the OS where the cost or need for lower power is a factor verse a conventional PC platform.