Just over the last few years it went virtual reality, blockchain and crypto crap, and now chatbots.

What will the next fad be? I'd like to know so I can convince one of these VC ghouls that they should give me money for vaporware.

          • buckykat [none/use name]13•4 months ago

            Nah, the palm pilots were actually okay, I'm talking like windows xp tablet pc edition

            • Parsani [love/loves, comrade/them]5•4 months ago

              That does live on in touscreen laptops though, but I know what you mean. I'm still skeptical about the vision pro having the same effect.

              • buckykat [none/use name]5•4 months ago

                I'm not necessarily predicting that AR will actually succeed or be useful, just that a lot of VC money will try to jump on the bandwagon now that Apple has

        • glans [it/its]8•4 months ago

          first tablet i ever saw was one of these. Wish I'd had $100 to buy one.

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          • Frank [he/him, he/him]9•4 months ago

            I've always been bummed that video chat has been practical for years and years, and the only people i ever video chat with are doctors. : (

            • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M9•3 months ago

              Why be on video when for the majority of people and conversations, just voice is 100% as good and you don't have to be seen? People hate being perceived, that's why people hate work zoom calls so specifically. "This could have been a phone call or email."

              Anecdotally, I think there's a neurotypical-neurodivergent divide on video calls, but it's definitely understudied.

            • sappho [she/her]4•3 months ago

              Video chat is pretty much my entire social life now due to COVID. Met the vast majority of my current friends over Zoom. I know you said earlier you're still masking - if you don't know where to find video chat social events for covid-conscious people I can get you some links.

        • Dessa [she/her]5•4 months ago

          I remember being excited that my Nintendo DS had a calculator and a notepad

          • buckykat [none/use name]4•4 months ago

            Was that a DSi thing? I don't remember my old DS having those. Or do you mean the poketch inside pokemon diamond/pearl?

            • Dessa [she/her]3•3 months ago

              Maybe it was 3ds?

              The notepad was the ine with Nikki or whatever though that got banned because some creep tried to groom kids with it.