When Technology Goes Overboard

by Tyler Knott Gregson | April 24th, 2007

Hey, I’m the first to admit I like things latest, greatest, fastest and, well, coolest.  I love when technology catches up with movies and science fiction, but sometimes, I think technology might go a tiny bit overboard in making things, tiny.  I think we first saw examples of this tiny-ization (not a word, I know) in movies, and I distinctly remember it being made fun of in the movie Zoolander when the main character held up a cell phone the size of a quarter to his ear to speak.  Well, the future is now.

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That’s right, I just found a new headset that is, for now, a concept headset that is very, very tiny.  I’m not one to judge, but if you ask me, it’s way too darn tiny, and will quite possibly suffer the same fate of being extremely uncomfortable for a great deal of the population. (See Also: Apple Earbuds)   The bottom line is, when your product is this small, it’s not very customizable as far as fit and feel, not to mention you’ll absolutely look like you’re talking to yourself in public now!

My favorite quote from the little blurb I just read on it, that makes me absolutely excited for the MoGo Headset to finally launch is this:  “…once they figure out a way to get these things comfortably rammed into your ear canal, look for more headsets to shrink down to sizes like this.”

What are your thoughts?  Is this a good trend, bad trend?  What do you think?  Sound off…

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  • One Response to “When Technology Goes Overboard”

    1. Elizabeth Blair York Says:

      Tyler,

      If I hadn’t seen this under your name I would have never believed it.

      This looks EXACTLY like the kind of thing that parents (yes, Mom, I mean you) told me to never, ever put in my ear.

      I like my headsets to live externally to my body, thank you.

      Happy to wait for MoGo’s headset :)

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