Posted by AnthonyR on 10/23/05 18:43

"Bill Van Dyk" <trash@christian-horizons.org> wrote in message
news:pMadnTaeje7phcjeRVn-jw@golden.net...
> See-- I have lost my mind.
>
> Nevertheless, it conjures an image in my mind of millions of people
> shuffling around our cities, ear-buds in, gazing at tiny little hand-held
> video screens, not even dimly aware of each other...
>
> It did occur to me that a screen like that might provide some weird sort
> of transient relief while waiting somewhere for a long, long time, or
> taking a long ride on a bus or subway train. But I kept thinking that if
> there was anything worth watching on that iPod, I would immediately want
> to run home and watch it on a real screen anyway.
>
> Now, would I pay $2 to watch a movie while I ride to work on a subway?
> Would you really want to add $2.00 to every commute, or every visit to a
> doctor's office?
>
> Here we are now. Entertain us.
>

well, I think you're missing the point, it's a start.

Future models will probably include 3d glasses that allow a big screen view
type effect, the idea is to start with portable video
at some point and evolve, like all technology does.
Remember the first tv's? Little round CRT screen with fuzzy image in B&W
sound remotely similar to HDTV huge screens of today?
No, but they had to start somewhere.

So portable video is in the infancy, give it time. Maybe direct visual
playing with chips implanted directly to our brains will be the best answer.
I know companies are working on that now, so we can control remote devices
and interface with computers wirelessly with our thoughts.

OK, back on subject...paying $2 a movie isn't something you would do
everyday to add to the cost of your commute (unless you can afford it)
but the average person who missed the latest episode of say "Lost' the night
before, might quickly download it for $2 and watch it on his 45 minute train
ride into the city the next morning before hearing about it at the water
cooler.
It's a good idea to sell "Prime Time TV Shows" and movies legally online,
long overdue.

:)

AnthonyR.

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