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the tech that I would wear
2013-Dec-04, Wednesday 12:38 amI don't wear tech. I don't wear jewelry. I don't particularly like even wearing clothes. But here's an idea for technology that I would definitely wear. The good news is that much of it is already here. We just need to mix them together and add a small dash of future-tech.
Here are the parts that already exist in our world. We have smart watches and google Glass, wide screen display for the forearm, the Coin multicard, and the Angel sensor bracelet.
Here's how to mix them together. Instead of a prosthetic forearm, make a "gauntlet" that straps a credit-card-sized device to the arm. The credit card comes with a metallic rim that clicks into place onto the base unit's magnets, so it is easy to return to its home location.
While the card is removed from its gauntlet, it becomes an emulator for any and all credit cards or other identification (keep your library card, your driver's license, your pet food discount card, etc.) all in one device. The front face of the card is entirely a screen display, so it can appear as any card.
While the device is attached to the gauntlet, it becomes your watch, your calendar, your RSS newsfeed ticker. It also tracks your heart rate, oxygen level, temperature, and galvanic stress. The whole credit card face is a display, so you have more space available than just a smart watch.
Remember that metallic rim on the device? The google Glass easily spots it and reacts to what is displayed on the interface within the rim's border. The newsfeed says you received a new email? If Glass says your eyeball is focused on that news item, then Glass pops up a display showing the full text of the email. If you are looking at the clock icon, then Glass displays your calendar.
I want it. I would wear it. I want my Gauntlet-and-Glass combo. For now, I'm settling for an Angel and a Coin. I already contributed to their crowdfunding campaigns while they were active. I look forward to receiving these new tech items in the coming months. Google, your job is to work on that eye-scanning technology and integrate with an all-in-one gauntlet. I'm waiting.
Here are the parts that already exist in our world. We have smart watches and google Glass, wide screen display for the forearm, the Coin multicard, and the Angel sensor bracelet.
Here's how to mix them together. Instead of a prosthetic forearm, make a "gauntlet" that straps a credit-card-sized device to the arm. The credit card comes with a metallic rim that clicks into place onto the base unit's magnets, so it is easy to return to its home location.
While the card is removed from its gauntlet, it becomes an emulator for any and all credit cards or other identification (keep your library card, your driver's license, your pet food discount card, etc.) all in one device. The front face of the card is entirely a screen display, so it can appear as any card.
While the device is attached to the gauntlet, it becomes your watch, your calendar, your RSS newsfeed ticker. It also tracks your heart rate, oxygen level, temperature, and galvanic stress. The whole credit card face is a display, so you have more space available than just a smart watch.
Remember that metallic rim on the device? The google Glass easily spots it and reacts to what is displayed on the interface within the rim's border. The newsfeed says you received a new email? If Glass says your eyeball is focused on that news item, then Glass pops up a display showing the full text of the email. If you are looking at the clock icon, then Glass displays your calendar.
I want it. I would wear it. I want my Gauntlet-and-Glass combo. For now, I'm settling for an Angel and a Coin. I already contributed to their crowdfunding campaigns while they were active. I look forward to receiving these new tech items in the coming months. Google, your job is to work on that eye-scanning technology and integrate with an all-in-one gauntlet. I'm waiting.