Friar wrote: > The only way to prove that QVGA is a workable > display size is to show that you can ONLY > solve a cool problem by wearing a computer as > apparel. This is the old "killer app" concept. > And at this point, it has to be truely genre- > busting to make an impact and still manage to > make a fashion statement instead of a fashion > faux pas. Otherwise people will just continue > to fill their pockets with the ipodphone- > gameboy combo and lug around a laptop when > they actually need computer work done. There are apps that you really need a wearable with HMD to pull off but few have really made it out of Alpha testing - reality augmentation and memory enhancement come to mind. For that you really need a partially transparent HMD which would also help in the loss of depth perception and balance. > In my opinion, the minimum display rez that > will actually capture attention is probably > native 720p HDTV (1280x720x24bpp). The other possibility is to use the "pixels" measurement rather than display resolution - 300,000 pixels sounds better to the average unthinking consumer than "VGA" or "640x480". > All without > looking like a freak. There's the key. The display needs to be discreet. If you look like you're on your way to a Star Trek convention, it's not going to be a big selling point. > (and anybody who says "but, what about > truely mobile computing?" has never tried > strapping a computer to a newbie and > watched them proceed to walk into every > coffee table/sharp object within 10 feet. > Hilarious? Yes. Mainstream? No). ...and never tried to read a long file while walking... Displays hidden in glasses are good. Especially if they're semi-transparent. Geordie LaForge visors and Borg attachments have a low sales appeal. (...as much as some of us may be amused by them...) In any case though, $2000USD is not going to cut it, no matter how good the display is otherwise. $2000 for a complete system with context-aware environment, GPS mapping, facial recognition, voice I/O, wifi, 3G, BT, and cell phone? Now we're talking. Brian -- --------------------------------------------------------------- | brian+http://www.hirebrian.net | | IT/MIS Manager - 8 Yrs Experience - Contract or Permanent | | Self-taught, Fast Learner, and Team Player | | Ready to Start TODAY at Your Company. | --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing list
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