I think that the Gadget factor is important here as well. The concept of a covert display is pretty cool and normally only available to people who are willing to shell out big bucks. At the price of some time, I hope to have a covert display for less money than my desktop monitor costs. Also, in putting together the system we learn about the system, about systems in general, and the thought that goes into what part is best and what tradeoffs we're willing to make is fun. I (and my cynical brother) have often wondered why I'm spending so much time and money on a system which is, in some ways, inferior to some off-the-shelf laptops, but I then remember how much FUN I'm having doing this. I don't have any NEED for a wearable, but the coolness factor and the education involved in making it is more than worth the trouble/cost. On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Ryan Grove wrote: :[Zachariah] :> Are we building in anticipation of what tomorrow brings? Are we :> building for knowledge or seeking financial wealth? I guess I have :> lost sight of why I started doing this and now I build because there :> is always a better mouse trap to be built. My problem lies in the :> possibility that there are no mice to trap. : :I think the best reason for doing this is the same reason many people :have for climbing mountains: because we can. I think the fun is not so :much in the end result as it is in getting there. Sure, I can buy a :laptop and have a computer pretty much whenever I need one. But that's :not quite as fun as having a computer attached to my belt with a :see-thru head-mounted display scrolling the latest headlines in front :of my eyes. : :Besides, if everyone had built a wearable system they were happy with :and then just stopped tinkering, traffic on this list would be pretty :much nil. ;) : :-- :Ryan Grove ::http://wonko.com/ : :-- :Subscription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of :"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" to
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