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[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 47 points 1 year ago

What year was the tablet? Samsung argued against Apple that they couldn't own the design of the tablet itself because it had been done in 1968 in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Either way, nearly every piece of tech could probably be found first in sci-fi.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 31 points 1 year ago

Earlier than 68:

[-] FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

IDK about first for everything as genres go, but sci-fi would certainly be the most comprehensive.

Shit, glasses are wearable tech if you wanna get technical about it.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

And if you want to get differently technical about it hearing aids are. And people with cochlear implants are cyborgs

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Texas_Hangover@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

What you just say motherfucker!?

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I’m not offended, some of my best gods are gay

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Linus Technologies had the write-top in 1987, and the GRiDPad came out in 1989.

[-] tocopherol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dang, I actually would like a Write-Top, and this technology at that point is impressive to me:

Using an advanced symbol-recognition algorithm, the Linus ("of or about lines") can convert your scrawls into perfect text at a rate of about 5 characters per second. It recognizes uppercase, lowercase, numbers, and symbols.

I'm sure modern tablets can do that even better but I haven't used one I really like the feeling of while writing.

*EDIT: Weight: 9lbs / 4 kg I change my mind, modern tablets are where it's at

[-] Steeve@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 year ago

Google dropped Google Glass when it wasn't profitable within 40 seconds. I know they're known for having zero patience with projects, but that one still bugs me.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

I think it was more because of the huge backlash surrounding privacy.

Nobody wants to be filmed all the time just because you hang around with someone wearing Google glasses.

[-] lorty@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Stadia was never going to fly, the internet speeds lots of people can get is just too low.

[-] Cort@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I thought latency was the real killer.

[-] FARTYSHARTBLAST@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago

Wearable tech has been a thing since before pocketwatches, wtflol

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Check out my wrist-sundial!

[-] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Neat!

*takes photo

[-] Venicon@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 year ago
[-] Ddhuud@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Also cake or fake. I could have sworn that was the real Deana Troy .

[-] B1ackmsth@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

I'm confused by the title. Google Glass came in 2013. Meta didn't release a vr headset until 2019. Not to mention wearables are more than vr/ar headsets. Android wear came out in 2014.

[-] Triyfer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You are correct. The title is poorly worded. I believe it is supposed to read "Google was not the first to come out with wearable tech before Meta..."

[-] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

There was an ipad befpre apples ipad. From toshiba iirc.

And a tablet too (from microsoft?)

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