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Point. Not even Steve Jobs can make accurate predictions about what will/won't work without usability testing. Futurists should make distinctions about capabil
by berntb 16y ago
Point.
Not even Steve Jobs can make accurate predictions about what will/won't work without usability testing. Futurists should make distinctions about capabilities and how they are implemented.
Some thing just stop in development, waiting for a break through to be better than the alternatives. Virtual reality, chording one handed keyboards and screens in eye glasses seems to be examples. I've been waiting a long time for a nice Steve Mann-system to run Emacs.
As someone said... It's hard to make predictions - especially about the future.
- henrikschroder 16y agoI wouldn't hold my breath for virtual reality, however augmented reality came out of nowhere and is looking like it's going to be very important. I saw that iphone app, Word Lens the other day, it's absolutely fantastic. It transforms your iphone into a magic looking-glass, I think the possibilities for technologies in that direction are endless. If/when we get good retina displays, this is what they're going to be used for, to change our view of reality, to add things to it that helps us in our lives.
- berntb 16y agoCheck what Steve Mann, which I refenced, did re augmented reality. Really cool, long ago. (His work with cameras and different exposures to handle dark/light picture parts has gotten analogies in modern cameras the last few years.)
- berntb 16y agoI got an itch from writing a comment (no one will see) without adding a link as a reference. :-) See "Comparametric Equations, 1993" here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mann#Ideas_and_inventions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mann#Ideas_and_inventions