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Slightly-off topic: Does anyone know what percentage of the population has vision that is impaired to the point where they require aids such as contacts or glasses?
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As a runner, I used to pop on a garmin gps device and go for runs to help measure my training. Some days I would measure my heart rate with a chest strap to help my training. Apple watch, while generally not as good, it is good enough, and is something I can just wear all the time and provides the same functionality. It also has a lot of extra features like unlocking your computer without typing a password, allowing…
I'm glad you have the option and whatever keeps you running is a good thing, but I love exercising with as little as possible. It gives me a good time to truly unplug and be alone with my thoughts, I also think it lets my body set the pace.
Mine is much closer to a keyring that you pull out as needed than a smartphone that comes out all the time, certainly closer than I'd expected. Of course, the other part may be that as with a normal watch, you tend to glance for a second and be done with it for a while.
These may be great. I see a number of immediate uses for these, if I had them. Reading books or emails while on a train, without having to hold anything in my hands. Maybe even watching videos that I never have time to watch. Walking with a map in my FOV, without having to consult a phone. Taking phone calls, since it has a mic. It has a remote control, though a limited one, it seemingly allows for operation without…
Am I the only one who doesn't want - Digital Glasses, Google Glass - Smart assistants - IOT devices - Smart door locks - Internet enabled washing machines, refrigerators, ovens, etc. - Push to order dash buttons - Smart watch - Smart cameras/webcams These devices are solutions looking for a problem. The value proposition is overshadowed by loss of privacy, interruptions by social media, potential for security flaws,…
I'm not being flip when I say : the same thing that happens when other companies go bankrupt. They're products may or may not work anymore, may or may not be serviceable anymore, may decline in value to zero (or not), returns for defects not possible and so on...
Different people - early vs late adopters - will have different tolerances for these things.
> satisfied without smart things in life
Does your home have a thermostat? Does your car have an engine control system, automatic heating and cooling system? Does your lawn-mower have a mechanical throttle governor?
I am being a little flip in this last part - obviously you're not defining those as "smart things" but talking more about the modern "internet of shit" definition ..but my point is "smart things" today are different from what they were in years past and will certainly be different tomorrow..
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Sometime at parties I wish for a HUD that would show me people's name and the last time I saw them. On the other hand I dislike wearing glasses at social events, since I don't really need them.
I really don't look forward to trying to politely explain why I don't like having my face uploaded into the facial recognition/person-tracking system that will involve.
When those faces are re-detected, show the info text.
Would certainly be nice if you could do a similar thing without needing a camera on the glasses at all though. How can we recognize a person reliably without seeing them? Maybe by their voice?
A 28nm SoC in a severely battery-limited wearable including video output and speech-to-text screams "poor battery life with moderate to heavy use". I'm going to wait for the next-gen device built on a more modern manufacturing node (like TSMC N7/N7+).
Can you please explain what you mean by "built on a more modern manufacturing node"?
They pose their models in such a way to hide it, but the temples of those glasses (where all the tech lives, presumably) are huge. Which feel like they'd both be distracting to wear and to look at someone else wearing. (Although this is certainly an improvement over the Google Glasses design.) I would believe that some people would like a little heads-up display in their glasses. Not everyone. But some people. But I…
still look like professional photography, but at least shows a few more angles and on a wider range of faces.
They pose their models in such a way to hide it, but the temples of those glasses (where all the tech lives, presumably) are huge. Which feel like they'd both be distracting to wear and to look at someone else wearing. (Although this is certainly an improvement over the Google Glasses design.) I would believe that some people would like a little heads-up display in their glasses. Not everyone. But some people. But I…
Sometime at parties I wish for a HUD that would show me people's name and the last time I saw them. On the other hand I dislike wearing glasses at social events, since I don't really need them.
