I don’t think I’ve ever seen a watch as rugged as the Zypad WR1100, a “rugged wrist wearable wireless computer”, built by a Salt Lake City, Utah-based company called Parvus. The wearable computing system has potential uses in military, rescue and other mobile jobs.
The WR1100 has a pretty extensive feature set as well. Inside is a 416 MHz Marvell PXA270 CPU with 256 MB of RAM and 128 MB of flash memory, a 3.5-inch TFT touchscreen with VGA resolution, Bluetooth, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, a cursor pad and onscreen QWERTY keyboard, stylus, Linux-based operating system, accelerometer, biometric fingerprint reader, electronic compass…and of course GPS.
Believe it or not, these are just a select handful of the features you can fit on your wrist. And should you really need protection from tough environmental conditions, the WR1100 comes with a 645 gram fiberglass reinforced nylon/magnesium alloy protective casing. Ouch, that must require some seriously strong wrists and shoulders.
Parvus doesn’t supply pricing for the Zypad WR1100 because there are so many options regarding feature you can choose, but judging by the high-tech markets the company serves, I’m thinking expensive.