Diaries of a Nokia Fan Boy

Why do companies insist on continuing to manufacture and release these things!?!? I don’t believe that people actually buy these things, and those that do wouldn’t be caught dead wearing one out in public!

I guess I can sort of understand why they’re so intriguing: potentially 3D viewing, completely private, large virtual picture without requiring bulky screens. But there are no 3D sources for them yet, or not portable ones anyway, and likely won’t be for the next while. And the glasses are so big and bulky I can’t imagine carrying them with me anywhere, even if I have a backpack.

Personally I wouldn’t consider them until they manage to make high-def OLED screens that are printed directly onto regular-sized (sun)glasses. I would consider a slightly bulkier frame it had to house the battery, however having something attach to my phone which will house the battery within would be quite acceptable I think. This would lead to a very minimalistic design, keeping you from looking like an idiot, and could be integrated with eye-tracking software which would even allow for more ubiquitous computing
Just imagine, you’re walking down the street and realize that you’re lost, you look at an icon on the “screen” and the navigation application pops up showing you exactly where you are! Or you decide to stop at a coffee shop, as you’re walking up to it some reviews get pulled up and you find out that they serve the best Nanaimo bars in town!

Anyway, just some of my thoughts and opinions on where this could, and should, be headed. Until we’re far enough along that line I don’t see this being common place.

-Nokia FanBoy