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What scares me is there is next to no choice on buying these, particularly if they are fast. There is an extreme advantage to people having easy access to info

by Xurinos 15y ago

What scares me is there is next to no choice on buying these, particularly if they are fast. There is an extreme advantage to people having easy access to information as it is presented in the video. Moreso than smartphones, it is a game changer.

artursapek 15y ago
Next to no choice? You're saying people will just all want this by default? I think most people will want to try this, myself included. But personally I draw the line here and I think many others will. I would never want to own a pair. This will be a niche product for those people who already use Bluetooth headsets, who are a minority.
- huskyr 15y ago
  "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." ;) http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ip...
  - eli 15y ago
    The original iPod was lame. It had a nice UI, but you had to already own a Mac with Firewire to even use it. But Apple kept iterating, ported iTunes to Windows, etc.
  - artursapek 15y ago
    Cute winky face, but you completely miss my point. I'm not saying this is "lame," I'm saying most people won't want to wear pixels on their face. Even the most successful products get criticism, especially in the beginning.
    - fidotron 15y ago
      Yeah, but I think you're also missing the point, which is it's possible that this accessory presents such an enormous advantage to the user that to remain competitive in society you won't have a choice but to adopt it. I'm not sure which way it'll go, but I can imagine that happening.
      - artursapek 15y ago
        Fair argument, but I can't. At least from the way this video presents it this seems like it would be as much a handicap as an augment.
    - dpark 15y ago
      > I'm saying most people won't want to wear pixels on their face. You could have said the same about any number of technologies that are now ubiquitous (and many people did say those same things). "Who wants an iPhone? Crappy virtual keyboard and the only apps are from Apple." "Cell phones will never catch on. Anyone can call you at any time? How obnoxious. And you pay even when you didn't call? Ridiculous." "No one will pay for TV with ads." "No one will pay more for TV without ads." Etc... Times change, and the "I'd never buy this" statements become suppressed memories once everyone else owns it and you feel left out. What matters is how much benefit the product delivers. People will get over their hangups if the value is high enough. I'm not saying that this will be an awesome product (or that it will ever even come to market). But if it is, people will buy it, and they will use it.
  - tesseractive 15y ago
    An iPod, even when brand new, solved a problem people knew they had: it was a portable music player. That market dates back through the Sony Walkman to the transistor radio. Unless something significant develops between now and release, I expect the average person's reaction will be to wonder why in the world they would need one. What problem would it solve for them? That's not to say that that question can't be answered, but I do think it's fair to say that it hasn't been answered, at least not yet.

by Xurinos 15y ago

artursapek 15y ago

Next to no choice? You're saying people will just all want this by default? I think most people will want to try this, myself included. But personally I draw the line here and I think many others will. I would never want to own a pair. This will be a niche product for those people who already use Bluetooth headsets, who are a minority.

huskyr 15y ago
"No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame." ;) http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ipod http://slashdot.org/story/01/10/23/1816257/apple-releases-ip...
- eli 15y ago
  The original iPod was lame. It had a nice UI, but you had to already own a Mac with Firewire to even use it. But Apple kept iterating, ported iTunes to Windows, etc.
- artursapek 15y ago
  Cute winky face, but you completely miss my point. I'm not saying this is "lame," I'm saying most people won't want to wear pixels on their face. Even the most successful products get criticism, especially in the beginning.
  - fidotron 15y ago
    Yeah, but I think you're also missing the point, which is it's possible that this accessory presents such an enormous advantage to the user that to remain competitive in society you won't have a choice but to adopt it. I'm not sure which way it'll go, but I can imagine that happening.
    - artursapek 15y ago
      Fair argument, but I can't. At least from the way this video presents it this seems like it would be as much a handicap as an augment.
  - dpark 15y ago
    > I'm saying most people won't want to wear pixels on their face. You could have said the same about any number of technologies that are now ubiquitous (and many people did say those same things). "Who wants an iPhone? Crappy virtual keyboard and the only apps are from Apple." "Cell phones will never catch on. Anyone can call you at any time? How obnoxious. And you pay even when you didn't call? Ridiculous." "No one will pay for TV with ads." "No one will pay more for TV without ads." Etc... Times change, and the "I'd never buy this" statements become suppressed memories once everyone else owns it and you feel left out. What matters is how much benefit the product delivers. People will get over their hangups if the value is high enough. I'm not saying that this will be an awesome product (or that it will ever even come to market). But if it is, people will buy it, and they will use it.
- tesseractive 15y ago
  An iPod, even when brand new, solved a problem people knew they had: it was a portable music player. That market dates back through the Sony Walkman to the transistor radio. Unless something significant develops between now and release, I expect the average person's reaction will be to wonder why in the world they would need one. What problem would it solve for them? That's not to say that that question can't be answered, but I do think it's fair to say that it hasn't been answered, at least not yet.