What are you guys all moaning about? This is going to be the best thing ever! I just got a smartphone two days ago... I've been carrying an old 99 cellphone for ages now... I had no friggin idea how cool these smartphones were.
I have a GPS, Camcorder, Camera, Document Scanner, MP3 Player, Video Player, Gaming Device, Clock, Weather, Txt messager, Flashlight, Browser, Voice Recorder, Translator, WEB MD, Pharmacy, PDF Reader, Calculator, Agenda, Gallery, Calender, Dictionary, Office, News updates and a PHONE... all in one package.
This thing is simply amazing, and I only paid 30 bucks for the whole thing. I mean its faster than the laptop I had before this one. I've been out of the loop for about 10 years or so but I would have killed for one of these back in College, they are friggin excellent. I feel like I'm in Star Trek carrying one of these things around. I have an app where I ask the computer a question...like any general knowledge question, and it friggin responds... then if I need to translate something to Chinese, I speak in English and it says the Chinese instantly, its fvckin awesome.
Now with the Augmented Reality stuff coming out, this stuff can really be taken to the next level. Create way cool videogames, true virtual reality headsets... Put these in classrooms everywhere...or who needs a classroom anyway? Attend college just by putting one on and hooking up to wifi. The possibilities for this technology are fantastic... I'm getting one as soon as they come out.
Think about this for pickin up chicks... you could overlay an avatar of a super hot babe over the fat blob you are walking with, it would be a real game changer.
Now for disabled people in wheelchairs that can only move their head, this is great... I'm really looking forward to this.
Take a look at this augmented reality again...its unreal.
http://n4g.com/news/1181984/sonys-neat-v...e-of-japan
want toys for your kid, stick some glasses on him and they appear right in front of him. Run around outside with your friends playing Call of Duty instead of stuck looking at a TV screen... imagine playing laser tag outside without a gun or anything, except that you can change your friend into an alien or robot and your hand into a gun... this will make playing outside REALLY awesome. Think about virtual nightclubs just by slipping on the glasses... want to go on a date? Put your glasses on and go anywhere with your date from the comfort of your own home. Want to see your kids recital but you are stuck at the office 1000 miles away, turn this thing on. Want to see what the astronauts see when they look out at Mars? Turn on the live feed. It'll be great, so much potential. This is bringing Johnny Neumonic, Shadowrun, The Matrix...all of this stuff into the now.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm
This will be HUGE in China.