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Tomorrow's Coolest Tech
conq writes "BusinessWeek has an interesting piece on some of the Coolest Products currently being developed. It includes a product from Plantronics Bijoux, a headset that looks like jewelery. The earbuds fit snugly and the speakers hang around the neck. "The set is as stylish as any pair of earrings and a matching pendant." Another product making the list, ultrathin MicroMedia Paper as a basic media-player."
To operate this minimalist home-entertainment center, you must unleash your inner Harry Potter. Grab hold of the Wand, essentially an intuitive remote control, pictured here atop the system. Point the Wand to activate a component via motion sensors, and then wave it to control its actions.
For example, if you want to increase the volume, gesture upward. If you want to fast-forward a DVD, wave it to the right. The faster you move, the quicker your action will be.
Until someone throws an electric pencil across the system's on/off sensitive airspace. Lose the wand and go with hand gestures and substitute "Harry Potter" with "Zaphod Beeblebrox".
Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner entwine / The myrtle of Venus with Bacchus's vine?
Be great when we get olfactory tracks and sensory tracks on our media, then the hi-tech jewelry stuff will really take off. I can have a chain from my ear hooked to my nose, then though a hole in my lip, down my shirt to my...
It would be nice if they could make a telephone headset look like the diamond tiara I wear when I'm doing MS tech support. It would help me keep the proper attitude toward the peons I have to deal with.