OT: Apple iSpecs?

I've been waiting for a decent pullback on AAPL (that's the stock symbol for Apple Inc., who launched its latest "i" - iPad) so that I can buy in. In the past, the stock usually had a significant pullback after the company actually started selling its much-hyped product. I was waiting for $225, but I have a feeling I may not see that price anytime soon. Just a hunch, and this:

iSpecs: Apple eyes up 3D future with projection glasses that will play films on the move (4/12/2010 Mail Online UK)

"Apple could soon be venturing into the world of 3D, after they filed a patent application for electronic spectacles that would show films on the move.

"The head-mounted gadget would have a slot for an Apple iPhone or iPod.

"A special 'smart' lens in the device, nicknamed iSpecs by gadget fans, would project the images from the screen so they could be viewed comfortably.

"The lens would be able to split the image into two different frames creating a 3D effect. This could be used to watch blockbusters such as Avatar and Alice in Wonderland.

"The application explained the form would allow the user to 'relax while viewing image based content on the head-mounted device because he does not have to hold onto the portable electronic device.'

"The gizmo would also be fitted with a camera to stream video from the outside world. Infrared sensors embedded in the frames would detect if anyone approached the wearer, and the real-time video would pop up on a screen inside the glasses." [The article continues.]

In other words, the wearer of this device would perceive the real world through the camera and sensors, not with his own eyes and senses. It is getting too creepy for a Luddite like myself (though Matrix remains my favorite movie...). Or I should say the future as described by Neal Stephenson is finally arriving.

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