In the future, we will be wearing our computer... literally! I see people playing games such as Crysis 10 by just thinking the commands, with the images being displayed on virtual glasses that mix reality with the in-game action. But since technology is a bit slower than my imagination, everything has to happen one step at a time. Presenting to you the Wearable Modular Computer from AMREL, a new rugged platform meant for wearable and handheld applications.

It is a very lightweight platform (just 2 pounds) and makes for a solution when mobility is extremely necessary but power must not be omitted. Speaking about power, the wearable modular computer is powered by an Intel Atom Processor and features up to 128GB of solid state storage. Codenamed the HC-2, it has an interface that allows the integration of small application modules to serve about any purpose imaginable.

You could do biometrics scanning, data collection, sensor monitoring, battlefield medical diagnostics, turn it into a remote-like thing, call it a Tricorder and nicknaming yourself Captain Jean Luc Picard or so many other interesting things. Or you can bring all those with you and change them at your leisure since all the modules can be switched in the field.

Ron McMahan, Chief Operating Officer of AMREL, was kind to offer a few words regarding the new wearable modular computer, “The HC-2 packs a big punch in a small package. […] The small form factor is impressive, but what we’re really excited about is HC-2’s outstanding flexibility.” And indeed the HC-2 is flexible enough to make me think about all the good things it would do should it be employed in the field of battle medicine or playing solitaire during a boring class.


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