Mr. Lemon I appreciate the effort you have taken in your post. However you need to not mislead people on the price of the MA 4 below is the text from your link, yes the computer can be had for the price you state but YOU HAVE TO A DISPLAY to use it.......add the price of either two display options and you have the price of ~$5000. That price is without much of the needed accesories.
The killer app for the VCR was the rental, the Killer App for the Mac was Excel. The killer apps for the PC were Lotus123 and Wordperfect. The Killer app for the Amiga was the Toaster and Deluxe Paints. Not killer app for the Palm was the link to the PC.
The wearable needs a compeling reason for use. We all have the capablity to use headphones to listen to music...arguably a better sound quality... but do most listen to music like that.....no.....most listen to music out of speakers. When people are away from there desktop, which I believe will be considered a must have in any PC user of the future, how much data do they need. More than a Palms 7 connection, what will it be used for. People use cell phones to talk....what computing is needed. This is a real question....what is the Killer App? Without it the Wearable is a insignificant industrial tool.
Futurists like yourself have been projected the future will Video Phones for many years.....this is a good comparison...the things that made the Video Phone the failure it is, are the same type of things that will effect the wearable.
Describe why anyone would perfer low bandwith wearables compared to high bandwidth desktops?
Why not just hook the dispaly screen head gear to a laptop? Same features essentially, except for form factor.
Mr. Lemon while you emphasis potential, however you emphasis needs to be specific, hi-tech is the world of 100s of better mouse traps, nothing currently makes the MA4 a compelling tool for the masses or even early adopters, nor do I think the MA5 will change the bang for the buck equatations.
wolff
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Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price $3,499.99
Retail Price $3,499.99FoxPC Price $3,199.95
Flat Panel Display for Xbernaut CPU
VGA color 640 X 480 resolution
6" (152 mm) viewable diagonal display
Built-in program buttons
Touch screen and keyboard interface with stylus
Dimensions: Length 190 mm (7.5 in), Width 119 mm (4.7 in), Depth 41 mm (1.6 in)
Weight: 520 g (without protection cover, band, pen, strap and clip)
Retail Price $1,399.99FoxPC Price $1,299.95
Head Mounted Display for Xbernaut CPU
The XyberView? Head Mounted Color Display (HMD) allows you to operate the MA IV hands-free, giving you unparalleled safety, convenience and productivity. The HMD uses a head-mounted microphone, ear piece speaker and works with any standard voice activation program.
Retail Price $1,999.99FoxPC Price $1,799.95
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