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FutureLawyer Grasps The Tenor Of The Smart Glasses Future.

Bose Tenor Eyeglasses. In a little more than a week, the FutureLawyer will be sporting new smartglasses, with a more streamlined profile. The Wayfarer style Bose glasses I have been wearing for a year and a half tend to take over the face, and don't look like business ready glasses. The new Tenor glasses are narrower across the face, and look more like normal sunglasses. Underneath the hood, the Bose experience is still all about quality sound, and I haven't had bluetooth earplugs in my ears for 2 years. Listen, you can hear my music with me. Not.

This Is Your Hand On A VR Platform.

Meta Facebook Reality Labs. The lab formerly known as Facebook has created haptic gloves that allow the sense of touch in virtual reality. I am of two minds on this. First, I love advancing tech to new heights, and I love playing with gadgets. Second, however, I am very wary of the progression of tech turning humans into blobs of flesh and bone sitting in chairs removing the senses into buttons, wires, and headgear. I see a dystopian society that exists only in virtual reality, while humans are tethered to body suits that mimic reality. This stuff should be used carefully, and only for entertainment or the enhancement of medicine or the support of the disabled. I fear a mass of humanity living in a virtual world controlled by a large corporation, and in which the messaging is controlled by a small group of people. Just another reason why we need to regulate big tech. 

The First Digital Camera Was A Marvel.

One of my favorite images was taken by a Judge in 2003. I had just purchased a 2 megapixel marvel and was doing tech show and tell with His Honor, when he asked to see the camera. He was, as was I, fascinated with the possibilities of digital imaging. I have been a serious amateur photographer since the 1980s, and did a lot of color darkroom work in the days of chemicals and enlargers. Digital imaging, like digital music versus vinyl records, loses some of the mystery of a physical process; but, it serves well in an instant results society. We have lost a sense of touch and smell and the warm imperfection of a physical process. Like vinyl, will there be a backlash against digital imaging? 

Upgrading to Generation 2 Bose Smartglasses.

Bose Tenor Smartglasses. While I still wear my Bose Alto Wayfarer style smartglasses every day, I am ordering a pair of Tenor glasses. They have 2d generation Bose tech, and provide more wireless functionality as well as splash water resistance. For less than a pair of designer glasses at the local optician, (around $400), I will get the lighter, more classic rectangular style Tenor glasses, and still have the far superior Bose sound. Now, I will have options; but, for daily use, I will likely wear the Tenors every day. Are you still putting earbuds inside your ear canal? Isn't that annoying?

#WhyIAmASolo - I Can Be A Road Warrior With Style Whenever I Like.

RV Office on wheels. Check. Big Screen Monitor. Check. Mechanical keyboard. Check. Wireless Mouse. Check. Dependable Microsoft Book 2 Ultralight notebook computer. Check. Unlimited WiFi from TMobile. Check. Being able to lawyer anywhere the RV can drive. Priceless.

#WhyIAmASolo - I Can Be A Road Warrior With Style Whenever I Like.

RV Office on wheels. Check. Big Screen Monitor. Check. Mechanical keyboard. Check. Wireless Mouse. Check. Dependable Microsoft Book 2 Ultralight notebook computer. Check. Unlimited WiFi from TMobile. Check. Being able to lawyer anywhere the RV can drive. Priceless.

Galaxy Watch 4 Is The Maturation Of Wrist Computing.

Samsung's Galaxy Watch 4 Gets $60 Dicount. When I first wrote the piece about the shrinking of modern tech, I used a Smartphone as an example of the obsolescence of boom boxes, video cameras, radios, and other bulky tech from the middle and late twentieth century. But, now, just a few years later, all of that tech doesn't just fit in a pocket. It is worn on the wrist. Now that Samsung and Google have combined the Tizen OS and the Wear OS into the Galaxy Watch 4, it is clear that the Smartwatch (or wrist computer) is here to stay. And, the price of admission is under $200. If you want the version that is also its own phone, you will pay not much more. The Watch 4 looks like a real watch, and has heft of a real watch, unlike the flat, rectangular Apple watch. I like ceramic watch bands; but, you can dress it anyway you like. The sensor technology has come so far that it is a medical clinic on your wrist. What's on your wrist?

FutureLawyer Wants To Keep His Pixel 3.

It's RIP For The Google Pixel 3. I bought the Pixel 3 at the local TMobile store two years ago because it was deeply discounted in a promotion. I liked that it was Google pure, and had monthly updates. I was always getting the current state of the art phone software. It was always a third phone in the bag, however, and I am totally immersed in the Samsung universe. But, recently, as I have relegated my Samsung Galaxy 10+ to camera duties with add on lenses, it has become my go to backup phone. I don't want to upgrade to the new Pixel 6; but, when the last security update comes next year, I may be forced to do so. Too bad. I really enjoyed checking in on the latest software Google had to offer, and comparing it to the state of the Samsung phones. Now that Google and Samsung are partners in the Wear OS smartwatch world, perhaps Google will provide Samsung phones with faster updates. What's in your hand?

OK Millennial. You Think Being A Boomer Was Easy?

I really get tired of young people saying "OK Boomer" as a pejorative. You have no idea of the struggles we faced at your age. You have everything you want in life shrunk to the size of a credit card in your pocket. Here is a photo of a Boomer carrying all the tech you put into your pocket. You don't know pain. This is why we have joint pain, back pain, and angry attitudes. Get over yourselves.

Galaxy Note 10+ 5G - After Two Years, It Is Still The Best Smartphone I Have Ever Used.

You all know me. So, you know how unusual it is for the FutureLawyer to be using a piece of tech for over two years, without longing for the new version. Today, I must tell you that my Galaxy Note 10+ is still my constant companion, and I will likely use it for another two years. This is a strange feeling for me, as I am usually lusting after a new phone about 20 minutes after I set up my current phone. You can buy one for around $400 right now, refurbished, and you should really consider it. This July review takes a look at the phone, and should explain why I am still holding on to mine. In fact, I have two of them, as I upgraded to the 5G version shortly after I bought mine.