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Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by thomasfedb »

thomasfedb wrote: post #22

If there are any Googlers around here: I'm a medical researcher from Australia and we had really encouraging preliminary results with Glass in operating theatres. We'd love to continue the work but need to be able to buy/acquire about a dozen units. We've tried reaching out to Google via their Glass for Work page, but didn't get a reply. Our pilot study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26992465

Ah yeah, my bad, forgot I never set up my profile. Best email is thom@sfedb.com, my supervisor's email is in the paper, but best to contact me.

Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by thomasfedb »

ktta wrote: post #56
nimchimpsky wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

the full contact details are in the research paper linked. But yeah, wouldn't hurt for the guy/gal to add some easy contact details. Sheesh, academics eh.

I didn't find any when I looked. Just his position and the name of the university he was associated with. For someone asking a favor, I would imagine making contacting them easy is understood.

Fair point!

Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by majewsky »

Warvick wrote: post #2

GG would become so much more popular if it would aim at certain niches first, like security, technicians, doctors and public servants (partially the way Segway did) - it should invest in showcase apps that cater for those niches and build up market from there.

To witness, note the success of HoloLens.

Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by majewsky »

ergothus wrote: post #12
Retric wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I don't have to leave my area to go look at the computer every time I need to look up something," Is a little more than just a bar code scanner. Considering how important some seemingly minor assembly problems have been this is probably a lot more valuable than you might think as it reduces people guessing vs. going to the effort to look something up.

I'm more interested in the potential for the glasses seeing things and taking action without the user being involved. That could do.... a lot. Good and bad. A worker in a store/warehouse/wherever could effectively do inventory while doing other work...slowly, but constantly, and without disruption. Ad companies could pay you to run software that will track all the brands that you see. If you think anonymizing data is…

Is it just me, or do a surprising amount of dystopias involve ad companies?

Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by IshKebab »

WhatIsDukkha wrote: post #17

I'm not sure a lot of people actually got to try google glass. I'm loving (and developing in) VR, and interested in actual AR. Glass was a deadend as soon as I actually put one on. I found it to be pretty much as if you were holding up a smartwatch beside one eye, that you could turn your eye and look at in focus. There is no overlay of the real world. You are either looking at watch beside your eye or the real world…

When I tried it I found the main problem was the voice recognition was just awful. Think 90s awful. Very surprising considering Android's voice recognition is now near flawless, even when I mumble.

I mean it was pretty clear before trying them that they would be more annoying to wear than their worth, but if the voice recognition was good I could see at least some people using them.

Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by Eric_WVGG »

Warvick wrote: post #2

GG would become so much more popular if it would aim at certain niches first, like security, technicians, doctors and public servants (partially the way Segway did) - it should invest in showcase apps that cater for those niches and build up market from there.

Last month a few eviction notices were served in my building. The guy who was delivering them was wearing GG, presumably to legally document that the notices were served.

Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years

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Post by beachbum8029 »

k__ wrote: post #59

I think what kept Glass from going through the roof was the camera. The whole thing would probably be awesome in its own with just display, GPS and compass. Many people feared for their privacy and the people using the Glass were considered douches because of this issue.

Yet none of those same people have an issue with taking their phone out of their pocket constantly and glancing at it which has... a camera on the front! But I could see the issue of never knowing whether or not the glass camera is recording and whether that recording is going to wind up on youtube.
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