Japanese smartphone lets you pay for things with your eyes
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@IRJ said:
Japan seems to be the land of novelties that never leave the island.
Among other things, Japan is the land of the current fad. This works out well for companies that want to launch something that may or may not be a long term money generating product though.
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Is she winking at me or buying a chocolate bar?
Questions that should be unnecessary.
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@MattSpeller said:
Is she winking at me or buying a chocolate bar?
Questions that should be unnecessary.
Maybe she is buying you?
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@thecreativeone91 No one would pay for me
The market for 30yr old gentlemen is saturated.
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@dafyre said:
That would be nice for unlocking my phone (of course, I don't have glasses at the moment)... but I wouldn't want my phone to misinterpret a blink as a "Buy this ridiculously looking thing you are currently window shopping for".
I agree. This just seems like unnecessary risk. Humans are not trained to control their eye movements all the time and this just seems like asking for disaster.
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@IRJ said:
Why would you want this?
Exactly. Why did someone put time into this. It's a horrible idea.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
Why would you want this?
Exactly. Why did someone put time into this. It's a horrible idea.
It's a fad/gimmik. They are ALWAYS horrible ideas but they have a strange way of making A LOT of money over a short period of time.
Plus, there's no need for long term support as 99% of users stop using it as soon as something new comes along
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@nadnerB said:
@scottalanmiller said:
@IRJ said:
Why would you want this?
Exactly. Why did someone put time into this. It's a horrible idea.
It's a fad/gimmik. They are ALWAYS horrible ideas but they have a strange way of making A LOT of money over a short period of time.
Plus, there's no need for long term support as 99% of users stop using it as soon as something new comes alongIt seems like its much harder to sell poorly designed electronics than it is to sell poorly designed products in other fields. Online reviewers usually expose electronics and can really kill a launch. Just because a device has the specs of a high end device doesn't mean it's going to sell. We saw this with the Amazon Fire Phone, Sony phones, and some others.
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@IRJ Depends on who you are selling to. White Van scams are very successful.
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@nadnerB said:
Plus, there's no need for long term support as 99% of users stop using it as soon as something new comes along
Cloud@Cost..
