[mirimir]

I totally agree.

However, I'm far less happy with the iPhone than the smartphone that I was expecting in the early 00s. I mean, why are we still stuck with this thing that we hold? It's like the Jetsons' version of a Bell handset. I was expecting on-body networking, heads-up display, virtual keyboard and pointer, etc. OK, so we have decent a decent speech-to-text interface. But it's not usable for actual work. /rant

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[qznc]

On-body networking: iPhone + iWatch + AirPods

Heads-up display: Google Glass is a proof of concept and then there is https://www.magicleap.com

Virtual keyboard and pointer: https://www.myo.com/

Speech-to-text interface: Not that useful for mobile, imho. Seems to work at home (Alexa, etc).

[mirimir]

On-body networking: modular CPU/RAM, storage, radio, modem, router, battery, AR headset, battery, etc

Heads-up display: Google Glass was weird. The focus was on "gargoyle" stuff, not on AR. The display needs to integrate with and enhance reality. Not a small area in a corner.

Speech-to-text interface: That works very well for me. For short messages, anyway. Proofreading and editing is essential, however. To avoid embarrassment and confusion.

[huckyaus]

Magic Leap is nowhere near general availability.

[ianai]

On body networking and heads up display seem like they'll never take off. Apple prices things way too high for the Watch and anything like Glasses to go mainstream. Not many people can invest what I'm guessing is at least 2k in personal use hardware. Plus I envision a lot of people calling it dorky, in general. I day dreamed the same though. I'm wondering when my everything machine will be my phone though. I.e. Dock it into a laptop shell or desktop dock for such orientations.

[cm2187]

I don't think everyone likes wearing glasses (or watches for that matter!)