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Re: SV-3 review: HMD trends

Tony Havelka <> writes:
> Currently there are many hurdles to overcome before wearables will get
> into the marketplace, HMD resolution and price is one of the easiest
> ones to clear.  Human interface issues: new mice and keyboards have to
> be developed that will allow a mobile user to use the Windows interface
> - Yes Windows.  Face it, it is the interface of choice for the business
> community right now. To deny it will deny acceptance in the business and
> consumer markets.

That must be why desktop machines use IBM 3270 terminal style
interfaces -- because IBM mainframes are the choice of business and
obviously the only way to gain access to the business market for
desktop computers was to emulate the most popular mainframe
interfaces.

I'm sorry to be sarcastic here, but really, the needs of someone
walking around with a wearable and the needs of desktop users aren't
even remotely similar. I don't see why anyone would want a Microsoft
Windows interface for the work. The paradigm is all wrong. That's the
reason that Palm continues to be more popular than WinCE in handhelds,
too, although Microsoft is finally learning a bit there.

(I really don't see why people want ia32 compatible processors either
-- more power consumption, higher cost and less performance per
dollar. I'd rather run on an XScale or some such where you minimize
the power budget, and I don't want to run elephantine applications
that weren't designed for use while moving around anyway.)

-- 
Perry E. Metzger		

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