SEPTEMBER 2005
THE BITE BLOG
iDoctor: White Lines
Published by iDoctor on September 27, 2005 at: 12:12 pm (1631 days ago)
Greetings BITE People
This is the iDoctor bringing you a weekly examination of the ever-changing world of sleek, high-tech gadgets from around the world. Take a seat.
Each Tuesday I'll be delving into the past, present, and future of what my little protoges have been cooking up. Expect seriousness mixed with silliness, must-haves with no-ways, deals with rip-offs.
Hey, that's how I roll.
As I peer down from my strap-on helicopter I notice an alarming site. Thousands of patients, showing no signs of response to external stimuli, thin white cables hooked up to their temporal lobes. No, these people are not residing in intensive care units - they're in our homes, in our colleges, they're our neighbours, our cousins, our pen-pals. They are a new race - the iPodders.
The Ipod Nano emerged recently with a higher capacity than over 1,000 1980s desktop Macs. That means that most artists' entire careers can be downloaded onto a 1.5 ounce piece of plastic.
With this device has come a new wave of accessories, styles, and fashion trends.
In my day, if you wanted a little struttin' music you had to pump some serious iron before hitting the streets. Here I am with my old Sharp boombox. Great days.
So, if this trend of shrinking everything down to microscopic proportions continues, the next wave of headphones might look more like this...
Mmm mmmm. I look forward to inserting/removing that from my brain Total Recall-style.
Of course, the distinctive "white lines" style of headphones is as much a fashion accessory as it is useful gadget, so perhaps it'll stick around in its current dimensions.
Personally, this new innovation from Japan is more my style. I give you the "Invisibility Jacket"...
This is not a trick. The Invisibility Jacket is 100% real, although not yet 100% invisible. But hey, they're working on it.
So, whether you're into looting, sneaking into pornos, or just hanging out in the girls' locker room, the Invisibility Jacket is the perfect gadget to aid your crime.
That's it for this week. I'm off to test drive my new record-playing V-dub van.
If anyone has any more ideas for Invisible Jacket crime, let me know.
iDoctor
