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Computers are today considered to be a smart and an alloyed blessing to almost all professions. Every common eye today says that mobile phones and computers have made the traditional 5 to 10 workdays a thing of the past to all workers. Eventhough these devices provide us quickly the required information we need, every time they also force the need to have our hands to operate them. In professions related to aircraft, engineering, security etc. there can be emergency situations were most of the workers feel and pray to have a handsfree and wearable computer.
To solve this problem, the Kopin Corporation’s Golden-i 3.8 promised to be a wireless headset with virtual displays having a handsfree, natural speech recognition interface for wireless remote control over a range of devices including PCs, mobile phones, and wireless systems. The Golden-i 3.8 allows the user to send and receive audiovisual information from multiple platforms by means of both voice and motion control. According to the Golden-i company, this headset is a handsfree, wireless computing and communication headset tremendously useful for increasing work and office productivity. Also it is said that in just a few years; fire, emergency officials and police may wear this tech-infused wearable computer headset that could transform the way they handle their work.
Golden-i 3.8 is a wearable computer headset with 15-inch near eye virtual display, which helps the user to carry out the computer functions without hands. It allows the users to access networks or multiple independent devices (including cellular phones, PCs etc.) The device supports about 38 languages. It is operated by head-tracking system and voice-user interface.
Golden-i 3.8 has some good features like:
At CES on January 8 2013, Verizon Wireless brought out and announced the Golden-i 3.8. This handsfree and wearable computer was designed and verified by Kopin Corporation to make it usable over Verizon’s 4G LTE network. Its weight is about 4.5 ounces and hence this wearable computer headset is the light-free version brought out by Golden-i Company. Metallization and structure with the headset is an alloy made of copper, magnesium and titanium; a polycarbonate shell is designed to use and operate under different temperatures. This handsfree and wearable computer can be used along with a helmet or hard hat and has an adjustment facility at the back which compensates both the length and width of user’s heads for ease and comfort. Verizon and Kopin are in the route of building large number of Golden-i 3.8 headset to bring to world of market.
Golden-i 3.8 has a powerful processor (Texas Instruments' (TI) OMAP dual processor - 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8, 400MHz DSP), a microdisplay that provides an equivalent of a 15 inch low-power and ultra-small form factor screen, a 14-MP camera, 9-axis motion sensor to track the head movement, and wireless connectivity via WiFi and Bluetooth. This handsfree and wearable computer runs on Android 4.2 operating system. The Golden-i 3.8 headset also consist a USB On-The-Go (OTG) and other peripherals. The Golden-i 3.8 offers handsfree operation with voice command and also by gesture control. It runs on the Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R3 platform and features unique plastic stabilizers and an innovative spring headband. The spring headband distributes the pressure to the ears with the aid of soft pads.
Now with processing power and built-in camera, Golden-i 3.8 is leading the route and pathway for mobile headset computing. It is half the size and weight of the HC-1 headset and has 16 times more processing power and folds into a compact pocket size. Golden-i 3.8 14-megapixel camera along with an optional infrared camera for night and thermal vision is an added advantage. This camera can send or record streaming video or full-color images in real time, with resolutions that range from 240p to 1080p and rate of 2 to 60 frames per second. A 1080 HD detachable camera for recording or sending real-time video is also available as an option. A small USB port and Micro SD card slot with a support of 32GB is another feature of this headset. A noise-cancelling microphone used in this handsfree and wearable computer, which worked well in the halls of CES corresponds to speech recognition; enables the wearer to control the software with their speak or voice with others. The Golden-i 3.8 headset is powered by an 1850 lithium-ion battery. GPS and a digital compass are the additional components of this Golden-i headset. Some of the available applications of this headset include telephone dialer, a web browser, video chat and media player. The headset can be turned into a messaging hub, video-capture station, or something more suited to safety & health professionals.
According to Selvaraj Kaliyappan, General Manager - Delivery (PES), Mistral Solutions, “The major challenge while developing this product was fitting all the interfaces into a small form factor design”. In this handsfree and wearable computer PoP (package-on-package) and microBGA technology was used to achieve the space optimization. Layout and multiple routing were other challenges. To make the Golden-i 3.8 headset to rely much on the implementation of stable voice recognition, voice commands, and active noise cancellation was one of the other challenges.
HC1
HC1 was launched at the Exposition by Motorola Solutions & (AUSA) Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting. It was built to improve the situations where carrying laptops are not feasible. HC1 headset allows technicians, a handsfree and wearable computer access.
Gen 3.5
Kopin Corporation announced the Golden-i 3.5 headset handsfree wearable computer in the year 2011. This wearable computer was sold for 2500 dollars. Golden-i 3.5 headsets uses a Windows7 application software emulation; a Nuance Vocon3200 speech recognition supporting 20 languages; a Microsoft WinCE 6 application software; an online development application, a Lithium-ion battery and a battery charger with wall plug.
Ikanos Consulting has brought out an operating system GiOS for supporting Golden-i handsfree wearable headset computers. This operating system uses a better hardware graphics subsystem using OpenGL (Open Graphics Library an application programming interface for 3D and 2D graphics). Also a GiOS Software Development Kit is available for Golden-i which provides the software developers the tools to enable and create applications. The Golden-i operating system allows numerous applications like: Email Center, Media Player, Camera Viewer, Web Browser, Telephone Dialer, File Explorer etc.
Golden-i handsfree and wearable computer can be adopted in various fields like police department, fire brigade, construction, repair, maintenance etc. It can be used in healthcare by doctors and for emergency medical services too. As an example the Golden-i 3.8 used in a fire brigade is discussed below. The application used is the Firefighter Pro that helps to improve safety and efficiency. It allows firefighters to get more accessible information while dealing with an emergency situation. Using Golden-i 3.8 they could call up GPS and floor plans coordinates on their handsfree and wearable computer giving them real time basics of the layout, enabling quick evacuation/rescue operations and assisting navigation through unknown structures efficiently. It helps the firefighter to see through mist, smoke, dust and thin materials using an IR camera. On-site and live video streaming is also possible to and from the environment.
Google Glass is a similar product that made huge headlines throughout the year in the market world. The initial version of Golden-i 3.8 had been designed for use with helmets and hard hats, for all types of applications discussed above. Sleeker, smaller, and more models of Golden-i are expected to hit the market by 2015.
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