DIGITAL JEWLERY

(DESIGNED BY IBM)
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 INTRODUCTION

The combination of microcomputer devices and

increasing computer power has allowed several
companies to begin producing fashion jewelry
with embedded intelligence i.e., Digital
jewelry. Digital jewelry can best be defined as
wireless, wearable computers that allow you to
communicate by ways of e-mail, voicemail,
and voice communication. This paper
enlightens on how various computerized
jewelry (like ear-rings, necklace, ring, bracelet,
etc.,) will work with mobile embedded
intelligence.
QUERIES WHICH LEADS TO DIGITAL
DEVICE?
 How wireless technologies can be used in more
fashionable manner?
 How embedded intelligence can be used more
innovatively?
 How to wear a computer instead of sitting before
computer?
 How to wear a digital device in fashionable manner?
Present Prospects in Embedded jewelry
At this point it’s fair to ask if embedded jewelry
computing can really happen. Some of the elements
necessary for embedded computing already exist
such as mini-chips for global positioning (GPS) and
tiny batteries used in microphones. Organic display
components (OLEDs) offer promise of low cost, low
power displays that won’t require backlighting. A
watch-based computer running a version of the
LINUX operating system has already been
demonstrated at IBM Watson Research. An
“ensemble” of computer-embedded jewelry will
allow for use of multiple batteries and only devices
needed for an application will have to “wake up” and
draw extra power. IBM has incorporated its
Trackpoint technology into a ring so that menus
(presumably on a watch, bracelet or eyeglass
display) can be scrolled optically or via a series of
clicks.
Wearable Computing …
 This futuristic look at wearable
computing addresses what will emerge as
a new class of personal-centric
computing applications as opposed to the
present enterprise-centric applications
that are the focus of today’s mobile
computing applications. Yes, it’s
important to get alerts and email from
business colleagues, and you do want to
manage your calendar and address book,
but that’s not personalized computing.
Personal-centric applications deal with
lifestyle issues such as entertainment,
voice communication, and location-based
information.
DIGITAL JEWELRY AND ITS
COMPONENTS(LET US TAKE CELL PHONE
AS AN EXAMPLE FOR DIGITAL DEVICE)
 fashion jewelry with embedded intelligence

IBM's magic decoder rings will flash when you get a call.
Display Technologies
 7-16 segment LED/LCD
 Dot matrix LED/LCD
About Mouse Ring
 The mouse-ring that IBM is developing will use the
company's Track Point technology to wirelessly move
the cursor on a computer-monitor display.
 IBM Researchers have transferred TrackPoint
technology to a ring, which looks something like a
black-pearl ring
 On top of the ring is a little black ball.
Digital Eye gear
 Eyeglass displays for heads-
up viewing are likely to be a
part of the ensemble of
independent wearable
devices. An LCD display with
only a 0.3″ diagonal can be
used to project on the inside
of the eyeglass lens. In a
possible futuristic application,
eyeglasses could also contain
an imaging device so that
wearable computing can be
used to recognize and identify
people or objects.
Design of Eye Gear…
Wearable Computing
 Example: Oakley
 Oakley Thump 2 : sun goggles with
integrated MP3 player
 5 control buttons on the surface of
the glass holders
 1 GB memory (MP3, WMA, WAV,
AAC)
 USB 2 Interface
 75 MHz Digital Signal Processor, 18
bit D/A-Converter
 Also: UV protection
PROTYPE OF DIGITAL
JEWLERY(NECKLACE)

All the alphabets can be accommodated through this prototype.

 JAVA RING
 Nowadays the devices we use are protected by
passwords. It can be frustrating trying to keep
with all of the passwords and keys needed to
access any door or computer program.
 Dallas semiconductor made a java ring to
overcome all these
 Runs Java better (plus portions enhance Java
Card 2.0)
 Careful attention to physical security (rapid
zeroization)
 Durability to stand up to everyday use

 High memory capacity (up to 134K bytes NV

SRAM
 Java Ring

Blue Dot Receptor

ADVANTAGES

 Digital jewelry is the fashion jewelry with

embedded intelligence
 “Digital jewelry” can help you solve
problems like forgotten passwords and
security badges
 Digital jewelry” is a nascent catchphrase
for wearable ID devices that contain
personal information like passwords,
identification, and account information
Conclusion

 This next generation of embedded-jewelry

wearable computers will pack a lot of
technology into very small packages. Perhaps
a completely Wearable Real-time Information
System Technology (WRIST) operating
system will evolve. But, as summed up by
Cameron Miner, a Researcher at IBM’s
Almaden Research Center, “it will be style
more than technology that will dictate the
course of embedded-jewelry computing.”