I've Asked it Before...

[forsyth]

But seriously. Why the hell, in the 21st century, is the global information and pornography network confined to my desk?

(Okay, besides because I'm poor. I know that one. But I want internet capable glasses which can overlay reality with a minimap, or an arrow showing me the turns to take, plus let me access information I need to know, like Now.)

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[gwalla.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to feel like a "gargoyle" (see Snow Crash) what with my cell phone and iPod. I'm actually looking for a pair of ear hooks for the iPod that also act as a Bluetooth headset for the cell phone, so that I could hear rings through them and pressing a button on the cord would both pick up a call and pause my music. I saw them for sale online, but lost the link, and Google is coming up empty.

A friend of mine has his car rigged with a computer with GPS so he gets directions as he's going. It's pretty sweet.

[forsythferret.livejournal.com]

I want Spider Gerusalem's shades. Those aren't too much to ask, are they? :)

But honestly, technolog to enhance people shouldn't have to be ugly or the faux-sci-fi glossy silver and/or black that it tends to be now. That's one of the insights of the Ipod, I guess. The best technology is so subtle you don't even notice it's there. (Well, until it stops working, but that's another story)