How to Analyze a Failed Purchase

The character who I describe in this comic as “Lando Calrissian’s butler” was named Lobot, and I was irritated that we didn’t meet him at all in the movie Solo. That said, there’s been talk about a Lando Calrissian series, so there’s still hope for a rich Lobot backstory.

The thing on Lobot’s head was surgically implanted, which is a bit much, but I think there’s merit to the idea of a computer attached to headphones that you wear while doing your job. Science fiction writers often picture some sort of eyewear to convey information to the wearer by superimposing graphics into their field of vision, but it’s going to be a long time before that’s possible to do with the kind of quality you’d want, and it may never be possible with glasses that look stylish or unobtrusive. But imagine a pair of headphones that whispers reminders about your schedule, answers your questions, offers useful information, and identifies the person you’re talking to by name, like the digital version of a politician’s body-person. I feel like that could be done relatively soon. It would look like the user is constantly listening to music though, so parents would hate it, which means kids would love it.

Note from Missy: I’m picturing the whispering headphones sounding like Baby Secret, which both terrifies and delights me.

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