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You're paying $1500 to beta test a product You say that as if this is a USB dongle. This is sci-fi stuff. Who cares if it's beta?

by revorad 14y ago

sytelus 14y ago
No to throw cold water here but Is it really? It seems to be rather trivial integration of currently known and available technologies with bit of miniaturization efforts. Nothing that 5 year old iPhone can't do with albeit more convenience. Space elevators, 100% artificial life form, fusion reactor of the size AA batteries - now that, my friend, would be sci-fi stuff.
- Swizec 14y ago
  IT'S A HUD FOR REAL LIFE! WHAT ARE YOU NOT GETTING HERE?
  - waterlesscloud 14y ago
    My phone is a HUD for my hand.
    - SeanLuke 14y ago
      A HUD is transparent.
      - talmir 14y ago
        If you are thinking HUD like we see in games then transparency is a relatively recent thing. If you look further back HUDs used to be opaque. The words "Heads Up Display" says nothing about it having to be transparent :)
- revorad 14y ago
  That wasn't cold at all. In case you happen to be on Earth, can I borrow your iTransmogrifier for a weekend?
- freehunter 14y ago
  Well the iPhone was a rather trivial integration of currently known and available technologies with a bit of polish efforts. It still kind of changed the face of connected technology past the "it can do email on the road!" to where we are today. Google Glass could be the next iPhone.
- gabemart 14y ago
  This feels a lot like one of those comments people will link to in 5 years and give a wry chuckle. "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
- jff 14y ago
  Nobody's ever done a really decent job of the miniaturization before, though. Generally a wearable computer involved an additional enclosure in a backpack or on the belt. The "best" I've seen that's all in one piece is the Golden-i (http://www.mygoldeni.com/home/ http://www.mygoldeni.com/home/) and just look at that damn thing.
- drivebyacct2 14y ago
  >Nothing that 5 year old iPhone can't do with albeit more convenience. Lol. Google Now (the tech powering Glass, effectively) still does stuff that current iPhones don't do.

You're paying $1500 to beta test a product You say that as if this is a USB dongle. This is sci-fi stuff. Who cares if it's beta?

by revorad 14y ago

You're paying $1500 to beta test a product You say that as if this is a USB dongle. This is sci-fi stuff. Who cares if it's beta?

sytelus 14y ago

No to throw cold water here but Is it really? It seems to be rather trivial integration of currently known and available technologies with bit of miniaturization efforts. Nothing that 5 year old iPhone can't do with albeit more convenience. Space elevators, 100% artificial life form, fusion reactor of the size AA batteries - now that, my friend, would be sci-fi stuff.

Swizec 14y ago
IT'S A HUD FOR REAL LIFE! WHAT ARE YOU NOT GETTING HERE?
- waterlesscloud 14y ago
  My phone is a HUD for my hand.
  - SeanLuke 14y ago
    A HUD is transparent.
    - talmir 14y ago
      If you are thinking HUD like we see in games then transparency is a relatively recent thing. If you look further back HUDs used to be opaque. The words "Heads Up Display" says nothing about it having to be transparent :)
revorad 14y ago
That wasn't cold at all. In case you happen to be on Earth, can I borrow your iTransmogrifier for a weekend?
freehunter 14y ago
Well the iPhone was a rather trivial integration of currently known and available technologies with a bit of polish efforts. It still kind of changed the face of connected technology past the "it can do email on the road!" to where we are today. Google Glass could be the next iPhone.
gabemart 14y ago
This feels a lot like one of those comments people will link to in 5 years and give a wry chuckle. "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."
jff 14y ago
Nobody's ever done a really decent job of the miniaturization before, though. Generally a wearable computer involved an additional enclosure in a backpack or on the belt. The "best" I've seen that's all in one piece is the Golden-i (http://www.mygoldeni.com/home/ http://www.mygoldeni.com/home/) and just look at that damn thing.
drivebyacct2 14y ago
>Nothing that 5 year old iPhone can't do with albeit more convenience. Lol. Google Now (the tech powering Glass, effectively) still does stuff that current iPhones don't do.