WaTaw PDA

From Kb_JMY(晉明夷)

waTaw PDA for Busy Sales and Creatives -- Maybe the First OpenSource Hardware Project in the World!

• waTaw

• it means:Write AnyTime AnyWhere
• it pronounce: "wa-taw"

• Target Users:

• For the busy Sales (5" model), Journalists, to drop down notes when they travel around their terrestrial frequently, visiting their customers or interviewing target interviewees.
• For Creatives (10.7" model), Book writers, Newspaper writers to capture their ideas instantly when these ideas come across their head, at the time they are sleeping, waked up, in the bus, walking in the street, enjoying a coffee,...
• for anyone who want to write anytime, anywhere, just like writing on a real paper

• Target Price Level (5" model for busy sales):

• US$500 -- Initial Launch with 1k-5kpcs/month
• US$300 -- One Year after Launch with 10kpcs/month or more

• Major Applications -- Use " Write " to Replace "Type" (以 "寫" 代 "打")

• waTaw Writing Pad -- for target users to write anytime, anywhere, just like writing on a real paper

• waTaw Contacts -- Write here your customers' names, phones, emails, MSN, addresses,...
• waTaw Calendar -- Write here your appointments with your customers, friends,...
• eBook Reader
• Voice Recorder

------ Next Phase Features ------

• Web-Access: thru GPRS(56kbps) or WCDMA(120kbps) or HSDPA(3.5Mbps) modem -- may NOT be feasible if power consumption is too large!
• waTaw-Clusters -- just like adding extra real papers for your use

• waTaw Headset or build into waTaw PDA

-> all features managed thru waTaw PDA

-> contain GSM modem for phone calling thru waTaw PDA

-> FM Radio

-> mp3 music

-> no numeric keypad

-> as small as a bluetooth headset

-> connect to waTaw PDA thru low power wireless link, e.g. Zigbee or ANT;

• Size & Form

• similar size to a normal PDA,
• just bigger than A7 (5" ePaper display) or 1/8 of A4
• 5mm thick
• no mechanical switches or buttons, except power ON/OFF

• Major Technologies used (Hardware side)

• eInk ePaper (5" & 10.7") -> Prototype Kits Available, which is based around Gumstix single board computer(400 MHz Intel XScale® PXA255 processor + Linux)
• TED's multi-touch sensing (the same technology used by the touchscreen of Apple iPhone)
• Tacktile Feedback Technology -- it simulates the mechanical tact switches on waTaw Touchscreen
• Zigbee or ANT-- low power communication links among a waTaw-Cluster (i.e. two or more waTaw PDA's) to collaborate together
• Wired-USB 2.0 -- for connection to computer and battery charging
• WUSBWireless USB (480Mbps wireless link)

-- for high speed DATA Communication among a waTaw-Cluster;

-- may NOT be feasible if low power options are not available,

-- i.e. no or low power when no connection

• Major Technologies used (Software side)

• waTaw Writing Pad /Contacts /Calender -- seems that we need to develop them from scratch!!!

--JMY(晉明夷) 09:53, 14 November 2007 (HKT)