living in the future

[aryanhwy]

I got a nice pair of headphones a few years ago for Christmas, and now out at the office I'm usually attached via them to my computer, so that I can listen to music. It's a bit of a pain because if I want to stand up and go get a book, I have to take them off (I would love to have a pair of wireless headphones, do they even exist?). But in general, the benefits far outweigh the inconveniences.

Unrelatedly, Joel gets to listen to me complain about cold hands on a regular basis. Two contexts where it's especially bad are at the office (when the heat isn't on (something that is often the case, and which we have no control over), my fingers can get blue sitting at the computer typing) and while traveling (I just don't have good enough gloves). This morning Joel gave me a present, which will help with both: UBS-powered heated fingerless gloves. I can plug them in to my computer while working at the office, and I can even plug them in to my laptop if I'm ever traveling and, e.g., sitting in a cold train station in Brussels for 45 minutes. (Though we don't know yet how quickly that will drain the battery on the laptop). They're awesome.

On the other hand, it does mean now that my hands are plugged in to my computer, in addition to my head. I'm feeling vaguely Borglike. This is what living in the future is like. This is just the first step towards being permanently plugged in to your electronics...

Comments

[ctseawa.livejournal.com]

Bluethooth stereo headphones/headsets are available. Look for "A2DP Profile" support on the packaging. Of course, this presumes your computer can support them too.

[baron-berwyn.livejournal.com]

wireless headphones for computers: http://bit.ly/9EcbcY

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Thanks!

[jpgsawyer.livejournal.com]

Well I want a set of overlay glasses hooked into a smart phone as mentioned in Halting State by Charles Stross. How cool would Sat Nav be overlaid on the road in front of you or an application telling you the name of someone you have met before....

[zevabe.livejournal.com]

I assume the gloves are USB-powered, rather than UBS-powered?

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Uh, yeah. :) So, this goes to show, that even warming up my hands so they're not numb from cold doesn't prevent typos.

WHERE GLOVES???

[mamamoira.livejournal.com]

As another thin-person-afflicted-with-cold-fingers, I too would like a pair of said USB-powered gloves, even if it kept me tethered to the computer. :) Thinkgeek doesn't appear to have them. Where'd he find them?

Re: WHERE GLOVES???

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

I'll ask and let you know! He said he got them for $3, totally worth it.

Re: WHERE GLOVES???

[aryanhwy.livejournal.com]

Here's the link.

Re: WHERE GLOVES???

[mamamoira.livejournal.com]

Ooo, thank you. :)