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i dunno if it's cause i'm "too old" to understand it but i've never understood the appeal of "wearables". that is, wearable tech/electronics. seems in the same family of novelties as IoT type stuff. although, i already have a predisposition to preferring analog and mechanical, even though i'm not that old
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Are wearables still a thing at all? I thought the hype cycle on them went away with 3D TVs and other dead-in-the-water attempts at forcing fads.
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Mar 12, 2024 20:25
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HUD for phone like functions is gonna be the game changers. Not sure how you get there yet - glasses? Contacts? Holograms? Brainchip?
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Mar 12, 2024 20:26
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I would rather dip my balls in boiling oil than have a loving phone HUD.
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Mar 12, 2024 20:34
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You guys are going to love what the Brazilian zoomers are coming up with no cap https://youtu.be/nb6qsGxgAVk?si=0TYHUEkb5TkJ_TP_
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Mar 12, 2024 20:36
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Gwely Mernans posted:You guys are going to love what the Brazilian zoomers are coming up with no cap That must be a joke or an April Fools thing or something. That is objectively awful.
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Mar 12, 2024 20:38
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Aramis posted:Are wearables still a thing at all? I thought the hype cycle on them went away with 3D TVs and other dead-in-the-water attempts at forcing fads. I think some older millennials are still into them but everyone else seems to have lost interest
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Mar 12, 2024 20:42
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Aramis posted:Are wearables still a thing at all? Because there are a bajillion people wearing those.
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Mar 12, 2024 20:45
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i think theres probably more medical benefit to certain wearables than anything at this point
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Mar 12, 2024 20:46
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redshirt posted:HUD for phone like functions is gonna be the game changers. Not sure how you get there yet - glasses? Contacts? Holograms? Brainchip? Shared display surfaces that can be momentarily taken over by anyone glancing in that direction. A variation on the lenticular 3DS displays that works for 1, maybe 2 at most users at any one time and through some kind of light twisting LCD trick can direct light from individual pixel columns in selective directions. Everybody outside of that narrow line of sight just sees a blank screen. Johnny Lee demo'ed 17 years ago a very convincing pseudo3D VR display done with a wiimote tracking the "sensor bar" IR LEDs as a proxy for your perspective. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw I think this idea could re-surface. As with Lee's setup, the tracking could be done with sensors mainly on the display where there'd be room to fit good quality optics for face tracking and determining exactly what your identity and POV is. The hardware is cheap and so it will be used for super annoying and privacy invasive ads in public spaces where 3D illusions directed at you personally will show AI bullshit ads based on what the data brokers know about you, which is everything. But at home and in controlled environments you could have the same tech create neat popup displays for notifications without you wearing any hardware at all. frumpykvetchbot fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Mar 12, 2024 |
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Mar 12, 2024 20:59
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numbers say the wearable market just keeps getting bigger and is likely to keep trending that way. goons ain’t got no insight whatsoever into the lives of normal and popular people
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Mar 12, 2024 21:00
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Wearables till they are internables and god help us all then. Though it's already happening, so...
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Mar 12, 2024 21:02
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TrashMammal posted:numbers say the wearable market just keeps getting bigger and is likely to keep trending that way. goons ain’t got no insight whatsoever into the lives of normal and popular people lol p much this
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Mar 12, 2024 21:04
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redshirt posted:Wearables till they are internables and god help us all then. Though it's already happening, so... cant wait for the ads that push the internables as enhancing you cybernetically into an android or w/e and then theyre actually like modern cars like a tesla that have constant bugs and just refuse to allow certain functions to work lmao
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Mar 12, 2024 21:05
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TrashMammal posted:numbers say the wearable market just keeps getting bigger and is likely to keep trending that way. goons ain’t got no insight whatsoever into the lives of normal and popular people been hearing big things about the Apple Vision Pro
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Mar 12, 2024 21:09
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It's just going to be used to serve you targeted advertising every waking minute.
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Mar 12, 2024 21:10
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Imagine letting some company put a piece of technology inside you...
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Mar 12, 2024 21:15
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big money on the chess circuit, i hear
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Mar 12, 2024 21:16
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TrashMammal posted:numbers say the wearable market just keeps getting bigger and is likely to keep trending that way. goons ain’t got no insight whatsoever into the lives of normal and popular people I'm just too old
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Mar 12, 2024 21:22
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I was wearing a regular watch most days until a couple weeks ago when I realized I don't need to know what time it is anymore really
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Mar 12, 2024 21:23
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Saint Isaias Boner posted:I was wearing a regular watch most days until a couple weeks ago when I realized I don't need to know what time it is anymore really thinking to lose all grasp of time entirely
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Mar 12, 2024 21:24
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:been hearing big things about the Apple Vision Pro i rest my case, op
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Mar 12, 2024 21:24
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:thinking to lose all grasp of time entirely Time and space are inseparable, so...
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Mar 12, 2024 21:25
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"goo goo ga gah" Sorry kid, I don't speak baby.
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Mar 12, 2024 21:32
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When wearables act like edibles, I'll be interested. Until then, not so much.
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Mar 12, 2024 22:18
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Saint Isaias Boner posted:I was wearing a regular watch most days until a couple weeks ago when I realized I don't need to know what time it is anymore really Well at least you got there eventually. I came to this realization like 15 years ago. Anyway the wearables I see are these fitbit watch things the boomer ladies at work all love. All about counting those steps you see, which is a trend I thought would die a couple years ago but it's apparently still going strong with this demographic.
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Mar 12, 2024 22:41
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AcidCat posted:Well at least you got there eventually. I came to this realization like 15 years ago. counting your steps is good. it's the easiest way to raise your non-exercise activity thermogenesis, which is a not-insignificant component of your total daily energy expenditure. if you're trying to lose fat, getting 10k steps and curbing your energy intake makes a big difference
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Mar 12, 2024 22:44
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Oh god you're one of .... them!
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AcidCat posted:Oh god you're one of .... them!  join us!!!!!
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Mar 12, 2024 22:46
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i dont track my steps tho cause i already get hella activity
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Saint Isaias Boner posted:I was wearing a regular watch most days until a couple weeks ago when I realized I don't need to know what time it is anymore really I still wear mine. I teach, and am constantly needing to know when class ends and the next begins. I also have a lot of clocks in my classroom. They drive my students nuts because they are all analog, and very few of the kids can read them. By the end of the year, most of them have figured it out. Besides, Mrs. Genesplicer got me a new watch every anniversary for the first ten years of our marriage, So I have a lot to choose from. Then she got me an Omega Speedmaster Professional (The watch NASA issues to its astronauts) and told me that that one would last the rest of my life. I wear it most often.
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Mar 12, 2024 22:59
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lol at kids not knowing how analog clocks work
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Mar 12, 2024 23:26
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why is a platinum rolex just like twitter and facebook? they're all stupid bullshit i don't want in my life Worf posted:lol at kids not knowing how analog clocks work show 'em a 24 hour clock and melt their little brains
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Mar 12, 2024 23:34
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Grey Cat posted:"goo goo ga gah" that kid's a literal dumbass lmao
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Mar 12, 2024 23:48
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I know its extremely popular but I just cant really understand "Wubbin'" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyk1qezYKXk
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Mar 13, 2024 00:03
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big nipples big life posted:I would rather dip my balls in boiling oil than have a loving phone HUD. Apps for navigation or live translation could probably be really great if done correctly. I don't particularly need floating screens though.
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Mar 13, 2024 00:10
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AKA Pseudonym posted:Apps for navigation or live translation could probably be really great if done correctly. I don't particularly need floating screens though. You mean like a Garmin?
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Mar 13, 2024 00:55
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Aramis posted:Are wearables still a thing at all? Looking down at my pants and shirt I would have to say yes. For now... 
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AcidCat posted:Well at least you got there eventually. I came to this realization like 15 years ago. Whenever I text my grandma we discuss the weather, she spams emojis, and tells me how many steps she just did. I used to have a cheap step tracker I got for free, just needed a new battery. I don't know how much a Fitbit costs but the most I wanna pay for a step tracker is like... 15 dollars? That's probably too little for a firbit
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Worf posted:lol at kids not knowing how analog clocks work It literally points at the numbers, sometimes with red arrows, just like video thumbnails on their iPad.
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