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Re: Google Glass

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Post by networked »

artursapek wrote: post #150

I am seriously concerned about this. I was in a long-distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our respective cities roughly 5 hours apart. It was a pretty long journey for a weekend - it would sometimes take 10 hours one way since you had to go through New York. Of course, it was worth it. But whenever we would go on a walk, or I'd take her out to dinner, I got as much face time w…

I'm not sure I agree with you but your dystopian vision is certainly vivid and reminds me of the novel Feed by M. T. Anderson [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_%28Anderson_novel%29.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by alexqgb »

andybak wrote: post #117

Wow. We're going to need more bandwidth. The carriers need to fix their business model or the get the hell out of the way.

This is why opening the portion of the spectrum no longer use for television brodcasting (known as White Space) is such a big deal.

Thanks to the accelerating bananafication of our republic, there's a very good chance that the most valuable applications are going to emerge outside the US. Whether or not this produces enough pressure to loosen the power of our wireless telcos remains to be seen.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_spaces_(radio)

Re: Google Glass

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Post by mkr-hn »

blazingfrog2 wrote: post #276
mkr-hn wrote: post #237

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the one hand, I completely agree. On the other, we need people like artursapek to make us think about how far we're willing to go into the digital abyss. And we need people like you to offer the counterarguments to the counterarguments. And maybe people like me to remind everyone that our natural social checks and balances are still working perfectly. For what it's worth, I never see people with their smartphones…

I don't know you or your background but I'm going to guess you may not be part of that younger generation (late high school, early college years) who was literally born with a computer in their crib and came into their teen years with with a smart phone in their hand. I'm often reminded of the divide between them and my generation (born in the mid 70's) when I visit friends who have children that age, or even in publ…

It's hard to predict the course of an upcoming generation based on what they experience now. I've never been without a TV in my own room. When I was growing up, I read frantic posts on Usenet about how people my age were glued to the TV and video games, and how that would ruin social interaction.

It wasn't long before people said the same about the web, instant messaging, early social networks, and everything since.

I seem to get along with people without issue despite growing up immersed in these society killers. Why are smartphones a special case?

Re: Google Glass

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Post by Osmium »

artursapek wrote: post #150

I am seriously concerned about this. I was in a long-distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our respective cities roughly 5 hours apart. It was a pretty long journey for a weekend - it would sometimes take 10 hours one way since you had to go through New York. Of course, it was worth it. But whenever we would go on a walk, or I'd take her out to dinner, I got as much face time w…

Leaving your specific issues aside, anecdotally I've found "Do Not Disturb" on my iPhone to be a huge boon: it's a lot easier not to take your phone out of your pocket if you don't feel it vibrate every minute. And go full "Airplane Mode" if you're having dinner or are at an event or something. Ask whoever you're with to do the same, and you're done.

Manners have to be learnt, you're not born with them. Many of us didn't grow up with this kind of device, so we have to actively learn how to use them in a polite way. Some people find this easier than others...

Re: Google Glass

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Post by stcredzero »

xradionut wrote: post #169

Here's a use case: House shopping You are driving through an older neighborhood close to commuter rail station looking for a house for you and your spouse. Driving past the station "posts" the schedule for the next three trains and bus. You can "see" the Zillow and the tax values of the houses you are looking are in real time. You glance at the elementary school on the corner and the rating comes up. Glance at anothe…

If you can turn it off when you're done, that sounds great.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by sliverstorm »

blazingfrog2 wrote: post #276
mkr-hn wrote: post #237

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On the one hand, I completely agree. On the other, we need people like artursapek to make us think about how far we're willing to go into the digital abyss. And we need people like you to offer the counterarguments to the counterarguments. And maybe people like me to remind everyone that our natural social checks and balances are still working perfectly. For what it's worth, I never see people with their smartphones…

I don't know you or your background but I'm going to guess you may not be part of that younger generation (late high school, early college years) who was literally born with a computer in their crib and came into their teen years with with a smart phone in their hand. I'm often reminded of the divide between them and my generation (born in the mid 70's) when I visit friends who have children that age, or even in publ…

I am hovering between the generations in this regard, and I definitely see (or think I see) a strong gradient. I know vanishingly few adults over thirty who spend life buried in tech- even the tech-savvy ones. Then as you work backwards in age down to high school, you see progressively more and more absorption into technology.

Most everyone I know along the "scale" is sharp enough to use whatever the latest tech is. The different is not savvy, it is usage patterns.

/anecdote

Re: Google Glass

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Post by meaty »

artursapek wrote: post #150

I am seriously concerned about this. I was in a long-distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our respective cities roughly 5 hours apart. It was a pretty long journey for a weekend - it would sometimes take 10 hours one way since you had to go through New York. Of course, it was worth it. But whenever we would go on a walk, or I'd take her out to dinner, I got as much face time w…

Spot on.

This sort of technology is actually doing a fuck ton of damage to society. It's why I have a shit Nokia.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by stcredzero »

lhnz wrote: post #232
alex_c wrote: post #226

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They will need a stunning amount of marketing and advertising for this to become socially acceptable. Not necessarily, the popularity of hipster glasses is a perfect example of something ugly and awkward becoming hip. It's very possible for these to ride the coattails of geek chic and become widely accepted. That doesn't mean it will be easy , there's a fine line between geeky (hipster glasses) and dorky (bluetooth h…

The coattails of geek chic has a lot more to do with retro than it does new technology and geekyness.

Coattails are beyond retro, at this point.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by rcraft »

artursapek wrote: post #150

I am seriously concerned about this. I was in a long-distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our respective cities roughly 5 hours apart. It was a pretty long journey for a weekend - it would sometimes take 10 hours one way since you had to go through New York. Of course, it was worth it. But whenever we would go on a walk, or I'd take her out to dinner, I got as much face time w…

You raise some solid points - however don't you think that Google Glass will actually improve the experience? Instead of people walking down the sidewalk with their head's down staring at their phones, they can actually take in and enjoy more of their surroundings and live more in the moment.

Along the same lines, the ability to record and snap pictures on demand based on what you are actually in the midst of experiencing is a pretty powerful thing! Much more immersive and authentic than the hordes of people watching sporting events and concerts thru their 3.5in iPhone screens!

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