While I wait for the world to end...

[curgoth]

Technology that someone should have built by now;

• LED bindi: a tiny light and battery that attaches to the forehead providing decoration and illumination.


• Old school Trek communicator: An old school Star Trek flip open communicator that does either does bluetooth or is an actual phone.


• TNG Trek communicator: A small pin that works as a bluetooth speakerphone.


• Pocketwatch phone: A small gold clamshell phone on a chain.

Why aren't our gadgets prettier?

Comments

[hippybngstockng.livejournal.com]

Those things might not exist, but i know I've seen shows and read articles on those machines you can get that allow you to design and machine build anything you can think of. I think they still cost a couple mill to have one, but think of the investment you'd be making, since you could corner the LED bindi market.

[funos.livejournal.com]

LED Bindi: could work, especially with a red LED. The trick would be to get a soft, even glow, and not a harsh flashlight pattern.

Trek communicator: you know that's what inspired the invention of the cell phone, right? So, already done, but man it would be annoying to people nearby the user.

TNG Trek communicator: tricky, it would be mostly a problem of packaging so as to leave enough room for batteries. not to mention problems with ambient noise pickup.

Pocketwatch phone: oh this one is totally possible, at least as a bluetooth extension of the actual phone. Basically it would be a repackaged headset (could be homebrewed as such). The noise pickup problem for this is already solved. Giving it a nice chime would be a bonus, but I don't know how.

[captainmushroom.livejournal.com]

No, no! You want a very bright pin of light in the bindi. One that flashes. Yep, raver bindi!

[the-real-crispy.livejournal.com]

You could probably solve the TNG comm power problem with either some kind of biomechanical or wireless power.

[curgoth]

On the TNG pin - it's just like speaker phone on a regular cell phone. Not as clear as a handset or a headset, but serviceable. It's certainly be annoying for people near by though.

For the watch phone, I'm imagining two touch screens, so the functionality could shift. The only down side I see is that you'd never be able to hold the thing up to your face if you were wearing it as a proper pocket watch.

[kalivor.livejournal.com]

Well, now you could conceivably have the pin as a battery holder/switch/receiver, and make the shirt around it the speaker:

http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12630225

[curgoth]

My only worry with the bindi is keeping the weight down low enough to stay stuck on. As a bonus, with one of those on, cameras won't pick up your face, just the light from the bindi.

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Happy Birthday! May your year be filled with cool gadgets. ;)

[corwin77.livejournal.com]

This is as close as I can get right now...but I'm sure it won't be long.

[curgoth]

That's what got me thinking about all this stuff.

[sabotabby]

Agreed on all counts. Also, MP3-playing hip flask.

And jetpacks.