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The dorkiest of technology devices (TREKKIE HEAVEN)
Star Newspapers - Chicago ^
| October 15, 2006
| Myra Eder
Posted on 10/15/2006 3:52:14 PM PDT by Chi-townChief
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I could never quite figure those things out myself but then I'm a low-tech kind of guy.
To: Chi-townChief
Oh, I dunno:
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posted on
10/15/2006 3:56:55 PM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: Chi-townChief
At least the dorks can look cool and color cordinate
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posted on
10/15/2006 3:57:22 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If a pug barks and no one is around to hear it... they hold a grudge for a long time!)
To: Chi-townChief
These things make it a lot more difficult to discern who is sane and who isn't. These people often appear to be talking to themselves like other mentally disturbed individuals in the city, until you get close and notice the earpiece. What I've never been able to figure out is how having this thing clipped on your ear allows the microphone to pick up your voice. Doesn't seem feasible, but I guess it works.
I spend about 10 minutes per week on the phone, if that, so I usually find a way to free up my hands for this short period of time.
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posted on
10/15/2006 3:57:48 PM PDT
by
Axhandle
To: Chi-townChief
to paraphrase an ad, "nothing says, 'NOTICE ME' like the idiot bellowing into thin air with that huge blue neon beetle clinging to his ear."
And don't me started on people using those things in the men's room.
To: facedown
now that's hot, Mr. Quark!
To: Chi-townChief
Complain all you want, Myra, bluetooth is necessary in states like mine that require hands-free while driving. I actually like it. Although it does feel awkward when I am at the store looking for those cookies my wife wants and I am talking to - no one it seems.
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posted on
10/15/2006 3:59:41 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: the invisib1e hand
You WILL get noticed using this phone from Nokia
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:00:53 PM PDT
by
IllumiNaughtyByNature
(If a pug barks and no one is around to hear it... they hold a grudge for a long time!)
To: Chi-townChief
I had one of those Roomba gadgets but had to quit using it. Every time I turned it on it would invariably decide to clean the stairs. It had no trouble getting down the stairs. But it was useless when it came time to come back upstairs.
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:01:21 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Q:Why does President Bush support amnesty for illegal aliens? A:Read this: http://tinyurl.com/nyvno)
To: K4Harty
bwahahah! Especially where I work (the guys with the machine guns and kevlar suits still come by once in a while...)
To: K4Harty
If I saw someone with that up to their ear, I'd wonder if they were about to commit suicide :)
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:02:50 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Q:Why does President Bush support amnesty for illegal aliens? A:Read this: http://tinyurl.com/nyvno)
To: Chi-townChief
It's one thing when driving or typing, or for a tech working on something. But I work with a salesman who wears that f-ing thing all the g$damn time. He wanders around the office talking on that thing even when both his hands are free. It's the most annoying thing ever. If he ever takes it off and leaves it unattended it's going in the toilet.
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:04:40 PM PDT
by
lesser_satan
(EKTHELTHIOR!!!)
To: the invisib1e hand
They look totally absurd. I agrre with the article , who the hell needs to be THAT in touch with anyone. The people I know with them do nothing but gossip on them anyway .
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:05:30 PM PDT
by
sonic109
To: raybbr
Complain all you want, Myra, Myra you ignorant snot... Some people in this world work on what's called a "commission"... they need to be accessible by their "clients" to complete "deals". Study the concept... and learn about how business works.
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:07:27 PM PDT
by
steveo
(ADVERTISEMENT)
To: Chi-townChief
At work we were given these Pocket PC phones, and they're a major pain. While they're OK for checking email, as a telephone they really stink. They've got these touch screens that keep activating when you're talking to people. If you let the screen touch your face while on the phone, you wind up "pressing a button."
However, they're blue tooth capable, and if you use the headset, it actually works pretty well as a phone.
Mark
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:08:52 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(When Kaylee says "No power in the `verse can stop me," it's cute. When River says it, it's scary!)
To: Axhandle
These things make it a lot more difficult to discern who is sane and who isn't.
LOL. Years ago, I thought my neighbor was a bit odd because I would see him having long conversations; alone, in his car. Then I found out he had a speaker phone in the car (I didn't even know those things existed).
To: lesser_satan
Most people I've seen with them do not have their hands occupied doing anything. It's a look at me gaget for sure.
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:11:13 PM PDT
by
sonic109
To: the invisib1e hand
And don't me started on people using those things in the men's room."He doesn't know about the three sea shells."
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:14:37 PM PDT
by
raybbr
(You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies start to vote.)
To: Chi-townChief
For starters, it looks ridiculous like a reject part from the Borg (evil cyberbeings).Never, ever forget, your life may depend on it... WE ARE BORG... YOUR ASS WILL BE LAMINATED.
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posted on
10/15/2006 4:15:09 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Q:Why does President Bush support amnesty for illegal aliens? A:Read this: http://tinyurl.com/nyvno)
To: sonic109
The people I know with them do nothing but gossip on them anyway . There was an article somewhere a long time ago about people pretending to talk to other people on cell phones...
I'm actually training myself to go out without my cell on my belt. I may have to buy a watch, though. Probably right about the time I get weaned of it, two-way communication-chip implants will be mandatory...(I better go get some fresh air).
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