Google relaunches Glass for businesses

I'd be really interested in hearing from someone who uses this on the floor. Is it really all they say it is? The marketing and PR looks good, but do mechanics really love it?

Looks like they are using the strategy of Microsoft HoloLens here which I think makes sense. There isn't enough wide-spread value add in these augmented reality headsets for general consumer use yet, but businesses will help drive innovation until that time comes.

A lot of fluff here, but not much substance. I see how having large manuals or paper lists in your field of view could be very useful.

Does it work well for employees with classes?

I assume they've updated the chip inside to something less power-hungry. Does it get reasonable battery life now?

Why do doctors need Glass to record notes in the background? Couldn't any computer run that software?

>>Glass is also helping healthcare professionals. Doctors at Dignity Health have been using Glass with an application our partner Augmedix calls “a remote scribe”.

My primary care doctor has a human scribe. The scribe is a recent graduate (BS), planning on going to med school next year. Being physically in the room, watching the doctor work is a great benefit to her. I'm not sure she'd benefit as much from watching a live stream.

Additionally, as a patient I wouldn't be comfortable being recorded.

In an industrial setting they don't really need to solve that problem. Battery low? Swap out the glasses for another pair.