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The Idea
The Itsy prototype (see
specs) offers considerably more computing power and memory than
other PDAs, enabling demanding applications such as speech
recognition. It is designed as an open platform to facilitate
innovative research projects. The base Itsy hardware provides a
flexible interface for adding a custom daughtercard, and Itsy
software is based on the Linux OS and standard GNU tools.
The goal of
the Itsy project is to learn about issues relating to the
development of small devices: power management, user interface
issues, networking, and the development of applications for small
devices. Several short
movies demonstrate some of our accomplishments.
We are providing this download site
as a historical reference to the Itsy project. For its time, Itsy
was a breakthrough in handheld computing research that set the stage
later for the introduction of another industry milestone -- Compaq's iPAQ handheld. As Itsy is now a legacy project, support is no longer
provided for these downloads.
Publications
 The
Itsy Pocket Computer Version 1.5: User's Manual.
Marc A. Viredaz
Technical note TN54, WRL
July 1998. Revision 1.0.
The
Memory DaughterCard Version 1.5: User's Manual.
Marc A. Viredaz
Technical note TN55, WRL
July 1998. Revision 1.0.
Related Projects
handhelds.org, an
HP-hosted Web site created to encourage and facilitate the
creation of open source software for use on handheld and wearable
computers.
The
PLEB Project at the University of New South Wales.
The
SmartBadge III Project at the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH.
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