Science and Society

Amazing stuff! One can imagine uses beginning with medical telemetry, espionage applications and the like. I would imagine that the technology has almost limitless applications. Ain't science grand?

this is utterly dumb. humans have officially gone too far with technology, and it has been official for some years now. we don't need any of this stuff, we only want it, which sounds a lot like greed. and i think everyone knows that greed eventually leads to death. lets get these science guys/girls to make something that we need as opposed to stupid overpriced gadgets that we want (i shouldn't say "we" because i don't want it)!!

As if current models of cell phones aren't small enough and easy enough to lose, now there's a reputable cell phone company who foresees giving them chameleon-like abilities and us severe migraines! I can easily envision the following discussion, one day in the not-too-distant future:

Frustrated spouse: "Now, where did I leave my cell phone? I thought I'd last put it on the kitchen table next to this bowl of fruit, but I don't remember what it looks like. Honey, do you remember where I put my cell phone?"

Exasperated spouse: "You left it near the fruit bowl on the kitchen table, dear. And, no, I don't remember what it looks like, either."

FS: "I suppose I'll have to go through the fruit bowl to see if my cell phone accidentally landed in there." (Picks up several grapes.) "No, these aren't it. I guess I'll have to try the kumquats."

ES: Honey, before you do that, remember what happened the last time you left your cell phone near the fruit bowl: you tried to call up your e-mails on a tangerine before I could stop you. And I had trouble removing that strawberry from your ear that you thought was your Bluetooth earpiece."

Call me a pessimist, but I envision nothing but disaster with Nokia's plans!

OK...

Chuck you're a pessimist.

;)

"And there's a sucker born every minute." "A fool and his money are soon parted." "If you don't need it, don't buy it." These are all the sayings that popped up in my head as I read this article. How can any intelligent person possibly want this garbage? You acquire certain things to satisfy a need for it. If you just want it because 'it's cool', then you're the fool who will be broke very soon. I can't believe the trash they are proudly displaying! C'mon...a chest hair curler!?!? (you'll know if you followed the links) You've GOT to be kidding me!!

i think this idea is really supid. cellphones are not only about use but theyre also about fashion. teenagers would much rather carry around their razr or a phone that opens both ways, one for text and one for calling..than to take some little piece of a thing off their arm for a "bracelet"..how lame is that. lets be serious here and stick with what we have. can you imagine someone at the grammys wearing that on their wrist.. thats not going to happen, sorry.

Did someone get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?

Trying to make our lives better (even via innovative technology) is a good thing. Very smart.

I think maybe a point is being missed here. This technology as dumb, stupid or whatever you want to call it, is an emerging technology. This is one use of the this experimental technology and with this we will probably be seeing other maybe more useful or important uses down the road. Where would we be without the Henry Fords (horseless carriage) or Wright Brothers (flying contraptions) today. Thumbs up all the way around, maybe I'll buy one of these new devices if I can find a practical use or need someday. -Mark

srry andy i ment gwen dave and peter

LOl this looks like somthing out of the crysis game's nanosuit, i doubt they will be able to implement everything into this phone like they are advertising but it still looks cool and i would definatly get it, even if it cost 500 bucks. (all of these "trolling" points that were made about this phone were also probably made towards the iphone too. i mean why would anyone need to surf the net on a phone, why would anyone need to have all their buttons digital? WHY? because its cool!)

What a bunch of pessimist people; this technology can safe your live in the nearby future or your childrens, just because it's out there that doesn't mean you have to run and buy it. you pessimist people criticizing this, sound like: "Uugghh, another new technological gadget that I have to buy...NO, if you don't like it DON'T BUY IT but don't be so closed minded to new technology...grow up, it's the 21st Century.

Thanks for your comment, Jim. I would've answered earlier, but I've been busy looking for my cell phone.

Nanotechnology is amazing.

Okay fine. All you Luddites who want no part of technological advances, feel free to try - I say TRY - and live your lives without your car, your phone, computer, or for that matter anything in your life made of plastic. You'll find it nearly impossible to survive a month (a week?) without using any of these things, or consuming food or wearing clothes made with the wonders of modern technology and processing methods. If you use any of these things and still complain about the use of technology in our lives, you fit the definition of a hypocrit, plain and simple. How about this: if you don't like something, then don't use it.

Right on, Dino. And you haven't even touched on the medical advances made possible by advancing technology. To deny technology is to deny the essence of humanity, which is to move forward. Remember what H. G. Wells said in "Things To Come." "When we've conquered all of time and all of space, we'll still just be beginning."

This is absolutely awesome!@! Technology is getting great. I'm sure this idea came up thousands of times, on a "What If".

This Tech. can be used for the betterment of human kind. cure diseaes, and clean up haserdise material. This tech will benifit man kind... greg

One question:
Can anyone but Bill Gates afford this thing?

Andrew, remember when the laser first came out? It cost a fortune. Now, you can buy a laser pointer for a couple of bucks. New technologies need to be developed and further studied. Then, the price always comes down. It was true for computers and it is true for this new whiz-bang, too.

Did you ever watched Terminator the Judgement Day, well that's what nano technology will lead us to... Machine that will become unvulnarable because of their ability to fix themselves of morph.
Even if I would love having such a cellphone, it's a bad idea.
Such things will also be used to make war and it will be the end of the human race... Matrix or Terminator are not so far away as unrealistic as it may sound right now!

Greg, you blame the technology instead of the actions of people. It would make more sense to get rid of the people that cause all the problems, i.e., world "leaders." A hammer, for instance, is just a lump of metal. In the hands of a human, it becomes either a useful tool, or an instrument of violence. It's all up to the human, not the hammer.

Andy, I totally agree with you. Of course nanotechnology will be such a great thing, we will probably find some applications to save million of lives but on the other hand, we know how it will be mostly used. We cannot get rid of all the bad people, otherwise Earth would be call Heaven ;)

I agree this kind of Technology could be dangerous in the wrong hands, but we seem to forget, whenever science produces something new it is generally hated by the masses, it's called 'Fear of Change'. Yet, we are an intelligent species, with an instinct for development. It's all good saying this is dumb, but if you read about Nanotechnology, you would know it holds a potential cure for cancer, and this is in our primitive years of studying it, imagine what else this technology could unveil. Closed eyes is good for ignorance, seeing as we have very little say as to what our governments do, we should at least pay attention to the world of science, after-all, it presents both sides of the scale, good and evil.

Is the phone waterproof, UV resistant, is there a clock in it to give world times or just one time and date, can the phone link wirelessly. Is this one of those trackable phones so it can be attached underneath a auto so tracking the auto is easier, good anti theft device if theres no 911 charge for finding out where the phone is at so to locate the auto.

To all the people who say that this phone is stupid or whats the use or were being greedy or, mostly, it would get lost, it actually would do the opposite of what most of you say. For instance, in would not get lost. How could you loose a phone that is strapped to your wrist. Think about it: say there is a person with alzheimers. this could give them great independence. people with alzhiemers need to be able to be able to be contacted at all times. with a normal phone they would not remember where they left it or they would not even remember to take it places with them. if they wore this phone as a braclet, they wouldnt lose it. then there family could call them at anytime to ask where they are. this would mean that just cuz someone has alzheimers, they wouldnt have to spend the rest of there life cooped in an elderly home. they could live by themselves or even go places without help. there family would always know what they are doing. also if that person with alzheimers needs to take medicine taht they would die if they werent taking, there family could call to remind them to take it.

Cool!