Who was the first guy to post on Facebook during a sit down? We may never know. I can tell you who the first guy was to write an article in the bathroom while wearing a HoloLens, this guy. Chances are you have read a Facebook post, shared a slacktivist meme or liked your nephews graduation photo while pinching a loaf. At some point in history there was a first person to take the Sears catalog in to the outhouse, there was a first cell phone call while in front of a urinal, and of course the first Facebook “like” while taking the browns to the super bowl. I am staking my claim on being the first to go number 2 in a HoloLens.
Want to know what the best tech of the year is? Skip the PCWorld review, test it for fecal matter. Some of the most popular trends in our society always appear high on any list of contaminated items. Your favorite things like mobile phones, duck dynasty beards, ultrasonic toothbrushes always appear to have a higher poo count than the toilet seat itself. People always act surprised when their device tests positive for Mr. Brownstain.
We could easily pivot this story to how important washing your hands is or why that guy liked your vacation beach photo at 2:58 am, but for the very few readers still engaged, we are going to tell you the secret. When items enter our bathrooms in that intimate way, it is time to invest. Just like those other disruptive movements, you know something serious is about to happen when it makes its way in to your bathroom. The idle time with the original Sears catalog brought city conveniences to rural life. The mobile phone brought reading and calling to and from anywhere. While the HoloLens has not made its way to every porcelain throne in the US quite yet, It will. Do you really want to be the one who figures out it is a disruptive technology after it is already covered in fecal matter? The user community that has been established around the augmented world of HoloLens are seeing the endless possibilities made available by the hardware. The current visor is far from the final package that will be part of your everyday life, but it gives a wonderful view of what is to come. The apps that developers are working on now are the first visualizations into a new world that can provide personal guidance with real time, life size interaction in your world. As the device become lighter, faster and more ubiquitous, users are not going to leave their augmented world checked outside of the unisex bathroom. (Perhaps there is a future market in this, apps determining how hydrated you are, analyzing your corn intake, or promoting good prostate health.) When it goes everywhere with you, it goes everywhere with you.
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