Well Scott I have a queue of messages of yours to reply to so I will start with this one. It just so happens that I had to deal with someone that puts your stuff on the scale of jerkiness at about the #2 level, with this AH being a 9 or more. Just goes to show you it all a matter of perspective. My frustration with the content and fairness of your remarks likely stemmed from #4047 and the resulting reply exchange...simply put I treat everyone as human, even if I disagree, your comment contrary to that, was across a line. But hey you a persistant so we can start a new chess match if others inferred with that board. I know you love to call me a basher, but it remains that I post fact based article, and often my opinions which I think are rational along with them. Trying to imply or even convince me of otherwise is fruitless.
1. Okay the R&D guy at Boeing which has been a hotbed of wearable research for years, and has there own plans and government contracts for units, etc etc...alakazam...presto...he is not an expert...but I still think his remarks on consumers not jumping at wearables because they have already voted with Palm and such is valid. Since he had said the same thing I have been saying, and people question if I have the creditials to form an opinion, (geez this is a tough croud) I though maybe that an expert saying the same thing would at least validation my right to say it, without being willy nilly called a basher, but no such luck. Only way for me to be allowed to say something is I say I low them wearables. FWIW Data has been present about how people do not like to wear these things as they move around. 2 year ago Wearable conference, I am running just off memory no linkie.
2. It is not even on wireless, between wearable and Palm, Palm has announce it intents to make all there units wireless, and soon. While wearable can be made wireless, with great cost. The point was Palm has announced its direction into the core functions of wearables.
3. Okay Scott, I hear ya on your background, you probably even built a Heath Kit at some point. Looks like most of the things you researched I can go to Fry's and buy, the GPS for laptops already exists. Nice they removed the block about a month back, the GPS is now truly impressive.
4. If my memory serves 5555 490 the patent I first brought here, well after I got my tiff viewer, it is a vest, pictures are worth a thousand words, as that was not obvious enough in the text. Take a look, that may be something you need to consider. I believe that Patent was bought by VIA since BTW.
5. If you were serious about NDAs sure I would be interested, and I would honor their intent as well. Remember I am a critical thinker that sees often what the group ignores, I am the the anti-group think catalyst. So if you don't want that feedback, or interaction, there would be no need. Send me a PM if you want to pursue that side, again I understand the criticality of NDAs.
I understand your remarks and your work, and I don't think little of them or take away from them, however your bias to my remarks, and nitpicking is difficult, and needlessly so. I call the R&D guy at Boeing an expert, and I have to defend that, that really is not the main point. Disagree wtih him, but come on, a discussion if the R&D guy from Boeing, sitting at the wearable conference, if he is knowledgible or not...a waste of time....just say his is wrong.
The future for wearables is indeed interesting, though I think portable or mobile are a better terms, as it is more inclusive of the real market. Scott, I think you need to ponder my next statement. The market place for mobile computing will be a hotbed of consumer and industry interest in the next years ahead, nevertheless, I do not think that Xybernaut, has the skills or product to make them a player. Until the get in tune with their potential customers and define a business model that is profitable, I believe that XYBR will be as significant as Osborn Computers is today. |
