13 March 2003

The Future Is Nigh

I just saw a post on Slashdot linking to an article on new Motorala protoype WDAs - Wearable Digital Assistants. The concept as a whole doesn’t seem at all viable, but I think some of the devices could be great. I do predict that most digital devices we use now will be merged into one machine. I’m not sold on the camera, but certainly music players, cell phones, and PDAs should all be one device. I like the idea of having a Bluetooth headset with a built-in mic that lets you listen to music or talk on the phone. I don’t see many people actually using the sunglasses w/ heads up displays, but they would rock my face (quite literally if I can listen to music with them, too). I’d especially like to see a map overlay of where I’m walking and little cursors and blinking boxes that surround and track moving objects as they enter my field of vision. Oh, and my hit points and maybe my currently selected inventory item as well.