[geeks] The Next Big Thing (was: Oh my god...)

[Jonathan C. Patschke]

On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, William S. wrote:

> In the last couple days I have seen people with
> these phones waving them around and snapping pictures.
> It is almost as bad as the people that walk around the city
> with video cameras. They hold the things up and walk
> about muttering dialog to the mic and miraculously avoid
> getting hit by pedestrians, bicyclist, trams, busses
> and cars.

Clearly someone needs to market a "high fidelity headset" that claimes
to increase cell-phone range and provide higher-quality audio
communication.  After all, if you're going to be moving an entire
picture over the link, you want a good connection, right?  And what
could provide a better connection than a headset with a lightning rod on
top?

-- 
Jonathan Patschke
  "Albert Einstein nailed space-time, but the wild thing had him stumped.
   Al, baby, two and two make five-and-a-quarter; that's why people fall
   in love." -- Thomas Dolby, "That's Why People Fall in Love"