{"id":19510,"date":"2023-01-17T15:46:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T20:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/?p=19510"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T16:36:55","slug":"museum-computer-xybernaut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/2023\/museum-computer-xybernaut\/","title":{"rendered":"Xybernaut Poma MA-VII"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-19763 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xybernaut-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xybernaut-Cropped.jpg 337w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Xybernaut-Cropped-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Wearable Computer<\/h3>\n<h4>Manufacture Period: 2002<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW61188884 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61188884 BCX0\">The Xybernaut corporation was founded in 1990 as a computer company. However, since then they have suffered 33 <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61188884 BCX0\">consecutive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61188884 BCX0\"> quarterly <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW61188884 BCX0\">losses<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61188884 BCX0\"> and declared bankruptcy in 2005. They later emerged from bankruptcy protection following a reorganization of the company. In 2007, the founders were indicted with securities fraud and money laundering. In 2017, they received a permanent injunction against future violations of fraud and closed their business. During that time, they created wearable mobile computing hardware, software and services such as the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW61188884 BCX0\">Atigo<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW61188884 BCX0\"> tablet PC, Poma wearable computer, and the MA-V wearable computer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW61188884 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\">Manufactured in 2002, the MA-VII, Poma, is a screen-less PDA\/pocket PC that runs on the Windows CE 3.0 on <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW149384036 BCX0\">Hitachis<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\">&#8216; SH-4 RISC CPU. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\">It ran Windows 98 and a set of PC applications and IBM ViaVoice 1998 speech software. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\">It came with a janky optical mouse, an on-screen keyboard and 32 mb of RAM. Users can download multiple games and software on the product as well. While the product was <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW149384036 BCX0\">described<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\">\u00a0as a technological feat due to its futuristic design, it was expensive and difficult to use in terms of its interface design. It also had a poor battery life <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW149384036 BCX0\">at<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW149384036 BCX0\"> only 1.5 to 2 hours.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">On loan from Prof. Tracey Lauriault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wearable Computer Manufacture Period: 2002 The Xybernaut corporation was founded in 1990 as a computer company. However, since then they have suffered 33 consecutive quarterly losses and declared bankruptcy in 2005. 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