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submitted 8 months ago by otter@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

It's getting cold and so I'm fumbling with my phone and other devices.

I like the idea of a large screen on my forearm, but I'm not sure how it would work. Maybe it would be cool?

I see some company tried in 2014 and probably didn't get anywhere (see Arubixs Portal), and there was that infamous Kickstarter too

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[-] shadowSprite@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago

I want the gravity gloves from Half Life Alyx.

Back when I played the game I was putting in a couple hours a day for a little bit. One morning I woke up to my cell phone alarm going off and I reached over to shut it off but it was out of reach. In my not very awake state, and having been spending so much time in VR with the gravity gloves on, I pointed two of my fingers at my phone to "tether" it and started flicking my wrist to "pull" it to me, just like in the game. It wasn't until it obviously didn't come flying through the air to me and I started getting frustrated that I woke up enough to realize that sleepy me is incredibly stupid and you can't make things fly through the air to you in the real world.

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I once went outside on a foggy day and thought, wow, this render distance is terrible

[-] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

wow, this tender distance is terrible

"Tender distance" sounds like some kind of song name.

[-] tobbue@feddit.de 5 points 8 months ago

You are not alone, I had the same experience after hours of Alyx. Shows how immersive that game is.

[-] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 8 months ago

As dumb as it is, I've always wanted a robotic third arm.

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[-] yamanii@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I still think a google glass for people that do wear glasses would be great, I already spend the entire day with this dumb thing in front of my eyes, would be great if it was smart too. The problem is that they marketed glasses for people that don't need it.

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

My favorite idea for augmented reality is the ability to overlay historical photos of architecture. To see the world as it was 10, 20, or 100 years ago.

If only they could figure out the privacy aspect of having something recording video on your face.

[-] rikudou@lemmings.world 10 points 8 months ago

I don't even want that many sci-fi things, I want an Android smart watch that lasts a week with normal use.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 7 points 8 months ago

What do you use it for? I use a Garmin watch that shows me notifications, does sleep tracking, tracks workouts, and lasts two weeks on a charge.

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 3 points 8 months ago

My Huawei buds smartwatch lasts a good week. It's the gps when i go mountainbiking and walking that drains it quite a bit.

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[-] ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I won’t be satisfied until I have the full inspector gadget suite, from gadget copter all the way down to gadget rocket skates.

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[-] Usul_00_@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

I want the earring stud connected to a personal Ai like in Enders Game. The author (Orson Scott Card) called her Jane.

Of course in the book she was completely connected and insanely intelligent so made him in riches beyond belief while he was doing things like space traveling. Nice side feature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_(Ender%27s_Game)

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[-] SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Earphones/buds that don't slide out/off your ear and that you can lie down on, without pain or discomfort. That also have good sound that don't leak and easy to use controls that don't get accidentally triggered.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Being able to lie down with them would be really nice

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 points 8 months ago

Bit of a curve ball, but I'm a huge fan of a simple casio.

When you're in a city or a deprived poorer area, it's far safer to look at your watch than take out your phone.

It's also more professional in a work context, especially in customer facing roles. If you look at your phone to check the time, people are more likely to think you're checking your notifications and not fully engaged in what you're doing.

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[-] jedi@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago
[-] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

With locally processed data

[-] manualoverride@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago
[-] AnonStoleMyPants@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

Ah yes. Can't wait to get ads injected straight into my cornea. While driving my car. Wonderful.

[-] uberkalden@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The premise was if they worked correctly.

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[-] Devi@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago

Some kind of chip or retina scanner that lets you into wherever you want with no hassle. I have keys for home, keys for my car, keys for my parents, a keycard for work, a code for the gym, there's a lot of shit to carry round just so I can go into the places that I'm allowed to go into.

[-] GCostanzaStepOnMe@feddit.de 6 points 8 months ago

Honestly having fewer devices probably is better.

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 6 points 8 months ago

Honestly I just want a shirt that won't get collar rings. I have very oily skin.

[-] MicrowavedTea@infosec.pub 6 points 8 months ago

I can't find an image of it but the phone/watch concept shown in The Peripheral would be cool. Basically a touch screen that can be either flat and work like current smartphones or wrapped around your arm with the whole area being a screen (with a better interface than current smartwatches).

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[-] Augustiner@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I already hate that I have to have my phone with me at all times (cause of work and family that wants me to be available). Definitely don’t want to wear another thing tracking me, distracting me and spamming notifications.

If I had to switch my phone to a wearable the best would probably be an earpiece that reads text for me, if needed.

Glasses and wristbands are a privacy nightmare and I can’t wait for people to get AR ads with their shiny new glasses.

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

The hope here was that the device would work the way we want them to

So locally processed data, no tracking (unless you want to track your location intentionally) etc.

[-] Augustiner@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Guess under those circumstances a health tracker might be a useful thing. I’m not a huge fan of quantifying that kinda stuff, but getting a heads up for problems would be nice. Don’t give me any shit like a sleep score or whatever, just beep me if my heart is beating irregularly or something else is wrong.

But as the other guy said, I’m too much of a pessimist to believe in a gadget like that ever existing ;) There’s always gonna be data mining and companies bombarding you with bullshit and ads.

[-] manualoverride@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Aw man, why did you have to ruin it by being such a pessimist! An entirely accurate and correct pessimist.

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[-] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago

A one handed keyboard integrated into a glove.

This is close:

https://www.tekgear.com/twiddler-3-wrap.html

But $240 is really steep

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Oh woah that's cool

I was picturing something like this at first

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Glove

[-] Stern@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Kamen Rider suit, complete with being able to shout, "Henshin!" and transform.

No I will not elaborate.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

One that slaps me on the back of my head every time I'm ruminating

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

I remember seeing something like that for posture, could repurpose it

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I need that too

[-] Extrasvhx9he@lemmy.today 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Honestly like iron mans HUD would be pretty neat to have but knowing myself I'd end up getting ran over while walking or would be easy pickings for a thief

Edit: Forgot to mention what I use. After getting a pair of buds+ I dont really fumble for my device anymore. Samsung's touch controls for the buds+ are great. Setup with the app once and delete it right after and you're golden

[-] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 months ago

A ring that would have a button that, when pressed, would generate some kind of hologram touchscreen or turn into a lightweight phone.

[-] Vengefu1Tuna@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

I miss my Pebble. :( I have yet to find an adequate replacement since it died.

[-] thegreekgeek@midwest.social 3 points 8 months ago

Same, I have the Amazon gts 2 and it's alright but it's not the same. Thinking of getting the PineTime next but the firmware was a bit underwhelming last I checked.

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Keeping it clean, I think I'd want hotshot contact lenses, that could provide clear vision in all conditions plus when asked, project for me readable information as though there was a page in front of me. And modes like magnification.

If NSFW allowed, I can think of a few more that would be nice to have. But given the choice, still would prefer the super eyes.

[-] Num10ck@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

im really surprised there isnt a hat form factor smart device. imagine a baseball cap with a HUD display mounted upside down in the brim, plenty of room for batteries and weight balanced.

I'm really not surprised because that sounds terrible.

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[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Some mobile device with holo display like in "Upload". They use a wristband similar to a smartwatch.

[-] Moghul@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Does a bag of holding count?

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