The Future of Wearables: Standalone, Unobtrusive, and Everywhere 56
jfruh writes Wearable tech has been a pretty niche product so far, and a widely derided one at that, but moves are in the works to help the category break into the mainstream. One of the biggest irritants is that most wearable devices must pair with a smartphone to actually connect to the Internet — but an AT&T exec says that his company will be selling a standalone wearable by the end of 2014. Google Glass has been a flashpoint of conflict not least because it's extremely obvious; its creator says that subtle, non intrusive versions are coming. And while everyone wonders what Apple's play in this space will be, it may be best to imagine what they're working on as a successor to their fading iPod line.
We are so bad at predicting the future but still (Score:5, Insightful)
We are so bad at predicting the future but we still do it over and over again. We are mostly wrong and we always forget how wrong we were
Here are some of the future wearable and apple stories on slashdot from the past:
We have said some pretty crazy things and we have been saying the age of wearable for almost five years.
What is unobtrusive really though? (Score:5, Insightful)
Unobtrusive to me means that the technology does only what I want it to but we all know that technology today serves its master, which is NOT the end user. This is an invasion.
Re:As plain as the googgles on your face (Score:5, Insightful)
It is actually the intrusiveness that bothers people. Most people don't really care if they are recorded, as long as it isn't obvious and in their face. Not many people are bothered by store security cameras, etc.
The difference is that we know what a store security camera is going to do with the recording: record over it in XY days.
We don't know what [random glasshole] is going to do with the recording they make of us.
So it really doesn't matter what the recorder's unspoken intent is, what causes discomfort is the recordee's uncertainty.