14 DAY TRIAL // One might think that computing has reached the portable stage now, but WIMM Labs would probably have something to say about that, perhaps along the lines of things today not being portable enough.
No doubt everyone has seen, or at least heard, of those inventions in spy movies, which are made to fit inside hand watches, pens or other small objects yet are high-tech, advanced items like lasers or databases.
WIMM Labs might have just managed to bring those fantasies closer to the real world, if not outright in it.
What the company did was present a computing platform which somehow crams a microprocessor, a magnetometer, an accelerometer, WiFi, Bluetooth and a 160 x 160 pixels touchscreen inside a one inch by one inch frame.
Not only that, but the small device can run the Android operating system and, thus, may play various roles, like personal health monitor, simple watch, all-in-one remote, mobile payment device, etc.
Being just in its first stages, however, the WIMM invention is more of an open platform meant to be customized by partners.
"There's an increasing demand for digital experiences that are faster, easier and more relevant. WIMM Labs integrates information into your daily life in the form of useful, subtle glances," said Dave Mooring, WIMM Labs Chief Executive Officer.
"To achieve that, we've created an incredibly powerful, yet small, modular device that can be embedded into a wide variety of consumer products. Combined with customizable applications and a branded web interface, the WIMM Labs Platform give licensees the ability to create more personal, intuitive and valuable connections with customers.”
The WIMM Wearable Platforms offers always-on access, web-based management and, to take advantage of Android-based micro Apps, an open SDK. Blackberry, iOS and Android devices should easily connect to it as well.
The public SDK will be available later in the third quarter of 2011, though collaborations have already been started for making core applications.