Smarty

Saturday, July 20, 2024

I can’t leave the topic of wants vs. needs because “the wants” grabbed me again yesterday. I discovered polarized “smart sunglasses,” and they are my latest must-have.

The glasses can do much that smartphones offer. A wearer stays active physically while connected to the Internet. Through the glasses, one can listen to music and podcasts, ask questions of a smart assistant and receive answers, find locations and businesses, and more. A tiny area near each lens has a camera for capturing images and creating videos.

Smart glasses eliminate the need to hold a smartphone in one’s hands. I imagine wearing smart glasses while walking with and photographing my dogs (and simultaneously hearing music or a podcast) or riding horseback and enjoying those benefits. I assume smart sunglasses appeal mostly to folks who spend lots of time in the great outdoors.

Those outdoors may be nearby. Consider homeowner garden devotees who spend lots of time outside, digging, planting, cleaning up, and often wearing sunglasses.

A young co-worker explains that the new smartphones coming out soon will have AI-assisted advantages beyond those of current smart sunglasses. Maybe so, but that still will require having a smartphone in hand and manipulating it.

So, I’m debating: whether to purchase unneeded sunglasses or keep hard-earned money. My brain has become bombarded with struggles between wants vs. needs. There’s a mature me who knows better than to spend my money on another nonessential item.

Dear Friends, Now, I’ll leave it here, and later today will make a decision. Diana