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I want the gravity gloves from Half Life Alyx.

Back when I played the game I was putting in a couple hours a day for a little bit. One morning I woke up to my cell phone alarm going off and I reached over to shut it off but it was out of reach. In my not very awake state, and having been spending so much time in VR with the gravity gloves on, I pointed two of my fingers at my phone to "tether" it and started flicking my wrist to "pull" it to me, just like in the game. It wasn't until it obviously didn't come flying through the air to me and I started getting frustrated that I woke up enough to realize that sleepy me is incredibly stupid and you can't make things fly through the air to you in the real world.

As dumb as it is, I've always wanted a robotic third arm.

I still think a google glass for people that do wear glasses would be great, I already spend the entire day with this dumb thing in front of my eyes, would be great if it was smart too. The problem is that they marketed glasses for people that don't need it.

I don't even want that many sci-fi things, I want an Android smart watch that lasts a week with normal use.

I won’t be satisfied until I have the full inspector gadget suite, from gadget copter all the way down to gadget rocket skates.

I want the earring stud connected to a personal Ai like in Enders Game. The author (Orson Scott Card) called her Jane.

Of course in the book she was completely connected and insanely intelligent so made him in riches beyond belief while he was doing things like space traveling. Nice side feature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_(Ender%27s_Game)

Earphones/buds that don't slide out/off your ear and that you can lie down on, without pain or discomfort. That also have good sound that don't leak and easy to use controls that don't get accidentally triggered.

Bit of a curve ball, but I'm a huge fan of a simple casio.

When you're in a city or a deprived poorer area, it's far safer to look at your watch than take out your phone.

It's also more professional in a work context, especially in customer facing roles. If you look at your phone to check the time, people are more likely to think you're checking your notifications and not fully engaged in what you're doing.

Smart glasses.

Some kind of chip or retina scanner that lets you into wherever you want with no hassle. I have keys for home, keys for my car, keys for my parents, a keycard for work, a code for the gym, there's a lot of shit to carry round just so I can go into the places that I'm allowed to go into.

Honestly I just want a shirt that won't get collar rings. I have very oily skin.

A one handed keyboard integrated into a glove.

This is close:

https://www.tekgear.com/twiddler-3-wrap.html

But $240 is really steep

I can't find an image of it but the phone/watch concept shown in The Peripheral would be cool. Basically a touch screen that can be either flat and work like current smartphones or wrapped around your arm with the whole area being a screen (with a better interface than current smartwatches).

Honestly having fewer devices probably is better.

I already hate that I have to have my phone with me at all times (cause of work and family that wants me to be available). Definitely don’t want to wear another thing tracking me, distracting me and spamming notifications.

If I had to switch my phone to a wearable the best would probably be an earpiece that reads text for me, if needed.

Glasses and wristbands are a privacy nightmare and I can’t wait for people to get AR ads with their shiny new glasses.

One that slaps me on the back of my head every time I'm ruminating

Kamen Rider suit, complete with being able to shout, "Henshin!" and transform.

No I will not elaborate.

A ring that would have a button that, when pressed, would generate some kind of hologram touchscreen or turn into a lightweight phone.

Honestly like iron mans HUD would be pretty neat to have but knowing myself I'd end up getting ran over while walking or would be easy pickings for a thief

Edit: Forgot to mention what I use. After getting a pair of buds+ I dont really fumble for my device anymore. Samsung's touch controls for the buds+ are great. Setup with the app once and delete it right after and you're golden

I miss my Pebble. :( I have yet to find an adequate replacement since it died.

Some mobile device with holo display like in "Upload". They use a wristband similar to a smartwatch.

im really surprised there isnt a hat form factor smart device. imagine a baseball cap with a HUD display mounted upside down in the brim, plenty of room for batteries and weight balanced.

Keeping it clean, I think I'd want hotshot contact lenses, that could provide clear vision in all conditions plus when asked, project for me readable information as though there was a page in front of me. And modes like magnification.

If NSFW allowed, I can think of a few more that would be nice to have. But given the choice, still would prefer the super eyes.

I already have an Apple Watch. That’s enough for me.