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Wired's Wish List For 2013

Posted by timothy on from the any-excuse-for-some-rendering dept.

jpt.d writes "Wired has a nice article on what they wish to be for 2013. It is not too far fetched either! My personal favorite is the roll up television screen made of light-emitting-polymer. How about another Apple gadget? Their first item is an iPhone bracelet, including the functionality of a 'PDA, wireless Internet, a mini iPod, and, of course, a phone.' Notice the Apple logo in the picture." I'd settle for ubiquitous unmetered wireless network access.

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  1. Whoopee... by NilObject · · Score: 0, Troll

    More of the same old stuff... "I WANT THIS!!!" "GIMME GIMME GIMME" "ME WANT NOW!!!" In the meantime, I'm quite content with my Cheez-Its while I toy around with this PC I found in a dumpster. P.S. Can we give up the goddamn "iPDA" crap???

  2. Who's wish list? by euxneks · · Score: 0, Troll

    Whose wish list is it? It seems more like some raver script kiddie's wishlist...
    Smell Test
    Whether counting calories or minding your lactose intake, you can never know too much about what you're eating. This handheld food scanner's neural network divines ingredients and quantities, giving an instant read on your favorite foods. Fido's artificial nose also sniffs out bacteria like E. coli and allergens such as peanuts or milk. Tell the scanner what you want to avoid and it barks a warning. Let's just hope it likes your cooking.

    Seriously? That's just dumb. I can just imagine all these people taking out their PDA and electronically "sniffing" the food. Whatever. I'm not gonna let some machine run my life to the point where it's telling me what to eat.

    Polar-Eyez
    By 2013, shades have become retro cool, but contacts do a better job of blocking the sun. Using the same silver halide microcrystals that make polychromatic glasses work, these UV-filtering lenses change hue in bright light. Available in practically any color, they switch from, say, clear to deep gray during a magnificent sunrise.

    Now this sounds kinda like some sort of raver thing.. What's up with the z in "eye z "? I think it'll creep out more people than it'll impress. It would be better if it changes to a natural color while still protecting your eyes. Also it would have to cover your entire eye, as your iris and pupil is not the only thing that needs protection against the sun's rays. And by 2013, with Bush in the whitehouse, you're guaranteed to have more emissions :- more greenhouse effect, more harmful rays.

    I can guess just from this list who Wired is trying to aim it's articles to. People who like to dress like the freaky ass "cereal killer" in Hackers. Meh. I think this list is just trying to be too "hip". Where is the actual computer accessories? Where is the new human-computer interaction? Where is the new computer displays? The new interfaces? processing components? New portability? I don't want some sunglasses telling me stats on my bike, I want a personal computer playing a movie into my eye or something.

    What we need is a new anti-hip hackers movie. One with a character like David from War Games.

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  3. excellent health service by lingqi · · Score: 0, Troll
    indeed!

    though I have second thoughts about MY TAX DOLLARS (erm, euros) funding it.

    whatever floats your boat, though.

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