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Re: Google Glass

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Post by Evbn »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #301
jgroome wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear what you're saying, and I appreciate that you put the time in to write that out, but honestly I'm hearing this kind of argument from so many quarters ("we never look up!" "we all talk, but we never converse !" etc etc) recently that it's starting to get obnoxious. Conversation is not dead. People have been moaning about how we're all becoming socially isolated since the publication of the first novel. The art…

If you're hearing the same point made from a lot of quarters, then maybe there's an actual phenomenon behind it. But more than that, Glass is fundamentally different. It's designed, from the concept up, to always be in your awareness. That's what it is . That's the entire appeal of it. That's not a book, and it's not even a smartphone that spends most of its time in your pocket. It's something that always demands som…

When it's been said forever, it's not really a new threat.

Small talk was always pointless.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by Evbn »

waterlesscloud wrote: post #301
jgroome wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I hear what you're saying, and I appreciate that you put the time in to write that out, but honestly I'm hearing this kind of argument from so many quarters ("we never look up!" "we all talk, but we never converse !" etc etc) recently that it's starting to get obnoxious. Conversation is not dead. People have been moaning about how we're all becoming socially isolated since the publication of the first novel. The art…

If you're hearing the same point made from a lot of quarters, then maybe there's an actual phenomenon behind it. But more than that, Glass is fundamentally different. It's designed, from the concept up, to always be in your awareness. That's what it is . That's the entire appeal of it. That's not a book, and it's not even a smartphone that spends most of its time in your pocket. It's something that always demands som…

It doesn't demand anything. It offers what you want from it. Just like your phone.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by networked »

Erwin wrote: post #77

The recorded videos' have a strange voyeuristic feel, probably due to the POV being so close to the wearer's eyes. That you can use the glasses do do a hangout in real time and broadcast seems novel though. There's no shortage of sci-fi stories dealing with this sort of always-on recording. "Strange Days", "Black Mirror (#3)". I wonder about the legality of this product, if it becomes inconspicuous. Some product idea…

>"Lifecast" -- our team of professionals reviews a total stream of your life and gives you advice on everything.

This is a brilliant idea. However, I bet many people who would otherwise find it attractive would end up not using it because of the implications for personal privacy. Whoever is able to solve the privacy issues (real-time anonymization for footage? AI prescreening with a human expert team only seeing select things?) stands a good chance of getting rich.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by tripzilch »

jgroome wrote: post #175
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 hear what you're saying, and I appreciate that you put the time in to write that out, but honestly I'm hearing this kind of argument from so many quarters ("we never look up!" "we all talk, but we never converse !" etc etc) recently that it's starting to get obnoxious. Conversation is not dead. People have been moaning about how we're all becoming socially isolated since the publication of the first novel. The art…

Your experiences seem to be different. I personally found that it is different depending on the group and the people.

Some of them may not see the big deal, some of them may simply not have the self-control, but I've definitely have had similar experiences as the GP, of disrupting discussions.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by artursapek »

abraininavat wrote: post #327
artursapek wrote: post #247

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Kindles are simply super-books. I own a Kindle, I love my Kindle. There's nothing wrong with Kindles or newspapers. There's also nothing wrong with reading a newspaper or playing with your phone when you're on a subway surrounded by strangers. I do that, everyone has always done that and always will. There's a huge difference anyway between iPhones and books/newspapers. It's not a good comparison. The only similarity…

> There's a huge difference anyway between iPhones and books/newspapers. It's not a good comparison. The only similarity is the posture one holds when consuming them, which is why your photos sort of work for your argument. Reading a book or newspaper takes effort and concentration, whereas flicking through whatever stream on your iPhone takes little to no thought at all. It's active consumption vs. passive consumpti…

You're not saying anything worthwhile, man.

Look at how big this thread has gotten.

I'm not angry at phones. I'm sure you read plenty of good research papers on your phone and learn heaps from them. Good for you. I don't really care what people do on their phones, it's reflective of who they are anyway. People like you who read research papers on their phones would 30 years ago probably be reading them on paper. Whatever.

This has nothing to do with productivity or socializing. It's about habits and passive, stupid, mindless habits make for passive, stupid people. These habits have always been around, but phones enable more of those habits to intrude in our lives and tempt us over the alternatives. Obviously it's not the sole purpose of phones, not by a long shot. But it's definitely something they are good at. The nature of Glass, in this perspective, means it will be much better at it. That's where the addictiveness comes in, and that's what scares me.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by networked »

irishcoffee wrote: post #281
AUmrysh wrote: post #213

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I think the people concerned about 'always on' recording are missing the fact that one could just put a piece of masking tape over the camera.

What about sound? Location tracking? It would be safe to assume that a lot more than just visual information is captured and recorded I think.

Perhaps Glass will be the killer app for CyanogenMod [1], then.

[1] http://www.cyanogenmod.org/

Re: Google Glass

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Post by richeyrw »

Is there any chance that Google decided to start developing self-driving cars just to have an answer for the insane safety hazard the glasses are going to pose?

Re: Google Glass

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Post by eknkc »

vibragiel wrote: post #311
jonmc12 wrote: post #241

"tell us what you would do if you had Glass" - uh oh, this is exactly how Google Wave started. They are asking because it is a cool tool and they don't know how people will get real value yet.

It's also exactly how they started with Android.

I'm not trying to be a fanboy here but as far as I can tell, Android borrowed a lot from iOS until it matured enough. Only after, they started experimenting, added great stuff on it and diverged for better.

What role model does Glass have now?

Re: Google Glass

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Post by lutusp »

hackmiester wrote: post #323
lutusp wrote: post #263

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> Get a girlfriend who likes you more than looking at stupid horoscopes on her iPhone. Yes, and see how long that phase lasts. :)

Uh, it sounds like you have pretty poor luck... I feel like I am in the minority because I don't think I know anyone who spends time buried in his/her phone like this. Hell, if I could get my friends to respond to my messages within a couple of days of me sending them, that would be a start!

> Uh, it sounds like you have pretty poor luck...

Not at all. While still young, I learned to have realistic expectations about relationships. This saved me a lot of pain and heartache. So I've been lucky.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by zapdrive »

zapdrive wrote: post #4
icoder wrote: post #3

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This news is actually just out, the next phase has started: 8000 more glasses available, apply before feb 27th for a (albeit slim) chance to get one. [edit: mistakenly wrote wrong month]

Which rock have you been hiding under? Its almost the end of February.

Why down-vote me? He originally wrote January in his comment!
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