DIGITAL JEWELLERY Presented by Vivek Thota 16641A05D7 Contents: INTRODUCTION What is DIGITAL JEWELLERY? origin DIGITAL JEWELLERY and its components Display technologies Advantages and Disadvantages Conclusion INTRODUCTION: The latest computer craze has been to be able to wear wireless computers. The growing computer power has allowed several companies to begin producing fashion jewellery with embedded intelligence. Soon we will be wearing our computers instead of sitting in front of them. What is DIGITAL JEWELLERY? Fashion jewellery with embedded intelligence is known as “DIGITAL JEWELLERY”. It is nothing but dividing a communication device into parts and embedding them into jewellery. The whole conept behind this is to be able to communicate to others by means of wireless appliances. Digital jewellery will help you solve problems like forgotten passwords. Origin: Soon cell phones will take a new form,appearing to have no form at all. The various components that are inside a cell phone are:microphone,receiver,touch pad,display,circuit,antenna and battery. IBM has developed a prototype of a cell phone that consists of several pieces of digital jewellery. These work togeather wirelessly with Bluetooth technology. DIGITAL JEWELLERY and its components: EAR RINGS: Speakers embedded into these will be the phone’s receiver. Necklace: User will talk into the necklace’s embedded microphone. They transfer the information in the form of signals. Bracelite: Equipped with a video graphics array(VGA)display,this wrist display could also be used as a caller identifier that flashes the name and phone number of the caller. JAVA RING: Java based computerized ring. It is equipped with light emitting diodes(LEDs) that flash to indicate an incoming call. o It can also be programmed to flash different colors to identify a particular caller and indicate the importance of call. o The ring has 134KB of RAM 32KB of ROM a real time clock & a JVM Dislplay Technologies: Digital jewellery can be made in different sizes and shapes with variety of materials like plastic and metal to rubber and glass. Digital jewellery devices consists of a screen or display for information,most likely consisting of 7-16 segment ,or dot matrix LEDs/LCDs. Advantages and Disadvantages: Advantages: Wireless wearable technology. Easy to carry everywhere. It provides security. Natural interaction with the user. Advantages and Disadvantages: Disadvantages: Display is very small. Rays may be harmful. Not Waterproof. Very expensive to afford. Conclusion: The basic idea behind the digital jewellery concept is to have the convenience of wireless ,wearable computers while remaining fashionably sound. It bridges the gap between physical and digital worlds and in near future technology will become part of our body. THANK YOU