Smart Center and Xybernaut(R) Introduce DaimlerChrysler's Smart Car with
Integrated Mobile Assistant(R)
Smart Car Gets Even Smarter
June 15, 1999 02:35 PM
STUTTGART, Germany, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Xybernaut Corporation XYBR the
leader in the wearable computer industry, and the smart Center in Stuttgart,
Germany, today unveiled DaimlerChrysler's newest entry into the market for
urban vehicles called "the smart" with an integrated and docked Xybernaut
Mobile Assistant(R) IV (MA IV(TM)), wearable computer system. The integrated
package allows an individual to use the same MA IV system as a wearable
computer away from the car or docked in the car as an integrated communications
center, global positioning system and computing platform.
Mr. Andreas Sperrling, Chief Consultant of the smart Center stated, "This is
the first time we have been able to demonstrate an integrated approach to
computing on the road. For the first time, a car owner can use his voice or
Xybernaut's color touch screen to perform all of the standard office functions
like dictating letters, viewing or sending email messages, getting location
data and directions to his destination, or accessing his vehicle's maintenance
history. Anything a customer wants to do in the way of conventional high-power
computing in a standard Windows environment can now be accomplished in 'the
smart' with this new feature."
Edward G. Newman, President and CEO of Xybernaut Corporation went on to say,
"Anyone who needs computing and communications capabilities to do their job can
now boost productivity further by using the same computer to process, capture
and/or transmit data while walking or driving. Using this approach, sales
people can close a sale and transmit the shipping information to a warehouse
while driving to their next appointment. There is no longer a need to lug
around a pen tablet or clumsy notebook that ends up taking up the passenger
seat. Repair and inspections personnel can use the wearable PC to complete
their task on-site, then communicate the results to headquarters on route to
their next call. This is actually just the beginning of the truly intelligent
vehicle that is being built around Xybernaut's products and intellectual
property."
The MA IV(TM) is now available and being shipped to end users worldwide. It is
a full-function Pentium 233 MHz belt-worn computer, with up to 128 MB of SDRAM,
a 4.3 GB hard drive, two PC card slots, a color VGA head-mounted display
suspended in front of either eye with microphone and earphone or an optional
wrist-mounted VGA flat panel touch screen color display, a miniature keyboard,
a battery pack, and integrated voice-recognition software. With U. S. base
pricing below $5,000, wearable PCs are now attractive to those organizations
seeking to take advantage of the increased productivity of wearable PCs
compared with other computing platforms, and for many applications where
computers have never been used before. |
