core:
    processor: beagleboard xM 1GHz/512MB RAM low power single board computer
    storage: SD card
    software: 
      operating system: debian linux for ARM
    power:
      battery: 18650 lithium ion batteries qty 4
      charging circuit: tbd
      interconnects: USB mini-b
    enclosure: custom ABS 3d printed shell with silicone rubber coating
    display: myvu crystal optical assembly and controller

attachments:
  audio:
    - electronic mixer
    - backup recorder
    - stereo microphone
    - directional microphone
  network:
    - i2c
    - ethernet
    - bluetooth or body area network
    - usb
    - high power wifi
  data:
    - hard drive
    - extra (micro)SD cards
  interface:
    - perky belt mounted chording keyboard
    - accelerometer for head tracking
    - electrooculography system
    - infrared optical eye tracker
    - wrist mounted MEMS gyroscope
    - wrist mounted accelerometer
    - earbuds
    - EMG choker (theaudeo)
  localization:
    - GPS
    - accelerometer
    - compass
    - wifi
    - optical flow tracker (think optical mouse)
  optical:
    - miniature forward-looking camera
    - wide angle cameras
    - telescopic camera
    - infrared illuminator
    - white light illuminator
    - lasers (<5mW)
  scientific:
    - light sensor
    - temperature sensors
    - imaging spectrometer
    - gas sensors
    - particulate sensor
    - barometer
    - far infrared sensor
    - ultrasonic microphone
  software:
    face detection: viola jones (openCV)
    face recognition: tbd needs more research
    iris recognition: projectiris (needs work)
    context sensitive associative memory:
      - memory glasses (MIThril)
      - MX social memex (mark carranza)
    augmented reality overlay:
      - artoolkit
      - google sky/earth
      - john fung's opengl SIFT implementation, or GPUCV
      - factual data


circuit boards that need to be made:
- battery charging control
-  usb i2c audio video power nexus (flex)
-  forward camera and sensor package (flex)
-  wrist sensor package and battery (flex)
-  lower sensor package
-  keyboard controller
-  HDMI to LCOS digital converter
-  eog amplifier (flex)
-  telescope galvo drive

mechanical pieces that need to be fabricated:
-  glasses magnetic mount (machine) (revision 1 partially done)
-  camera/laser alignment fixtures (machine)
-  qwerty keyboard (shapelock)
-  beagleboard enclosure (reprap)
-  battery enclosure (reprap)
-  usb nexus (reprap)
-  wrist enclosure (reprap)
-  perky keyboard (reprap)
-  sensor expansion module (?)
-  telescope/gps mounting bracket (? probably some reprap some machining)