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Re: Google Glass

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Post by xj9 »

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 am seriously concerned about this.

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I was in a long distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our 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 Your. In retrospect it wasn't worth it.

Whenever we would go on a walk or when he'd take me out to dinner, he always seemed bothered. I mean, the conversation wasn't particularly interesting so I got on Instagram. Really, I just wanted to have a good conversation but he kept taking me to see boring sunsets and neighborhoods. I mean, who wants to look at houses?

You know what I like,? Pictures of vintage things. Why didn't we go to an antique shop, that would have been great! But no, we just looked at houses. Luckily my horoscope said I was in for a new adventure, so I'm looking forward to that!

Then this guy has the nerve to tell me to stop using my phone! I can do whatever the hell I want! If we did something I was more interested in I wouldn't use it as much, I mean we have fun when he comes to my city because I choose what we do, he's a fun guy but not very creative. It even seemed like he was jealous of my phone, I don't have sex with my phone do I? Geez!

Then we go places and he has this shitty 6-year-old Blackberry that he toes around because he's opposed to smartphones, who does that? I though it was cute at first but then it just got annoying. Its fine to have your preference but you can't expect others to follow you, I like my iPhone. Everyone I know likes their smartphone, this is why it didn't work out. Buzz. Kill.

The Google Goggles thing looks cool, but this time no technophobic boyfriend to ruin the fun.

/s

Re: Google Glass

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Post by rayiner »

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…

Amazing.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by scoot »

xj9 wrote: post #441
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 am seriously concerned about this. s/ I was in a long distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our 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 Your. In retrospect it wasn't worth it. Whenever we would go on a walk or when he'd take me out to dinner, he always seem…

That was pretty shitty. You have no possible way to know what the opposite side of the coin was like, and your speculation adds nothing to the conversation; not least because you completely missed the point. Bravo.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by rayiner »

derekchiang wrote: post #388
damoncali wrote: post #319

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If that is true and it catches on, then it is terrifying.

Dude I don't care what you think, but Google is the greatest technology organization ever existed. The "How It Feels" video literally made me in tears because the vision is so great, so compelling. The way we interact will change fundamentally, but that isn't a bad thing. People are always terrified by progress because progress means difference, and people feel comfort in falling back to the same thing. But, again, I…

> but Google is the greatest technology organization ever existed.

Bullshit. NASA sent humans to the moon. Bell Labs gave us the transistor. U.S. Steel basically built our modern civilization. Google found somewhat better ways of searching documents in return for selling advertising, plus rip-offs of Hotmail, MS Office, iOS, Facebook, etc.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by base698 »

jcromartie wrote: post #227
mikegioia wrote: post #179

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Well, it could make you WANT to do those things now that you have the glasses. I've never considered sky diving but if I could easily record sky diving like this, then maybe I would do it.

I really don't see how being able to record sky diving would make me (or anybody) want to go skydiving. What about the experience itself? Is that worth nothing now, and only the recording of it is worthwhile?

Skydiver of 14 years here. I am eager to see something that has information regarding how close you are to others in the air. About half or more of the 20 fatal incidents a year are due to people colliding under a fully open/working parachute. A visual warning system to remove the blind spot behind you would be great.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by theon144 »

api wrote: post #384

Never used Glass, but I'm inclined to suspect that it's the Apple Newton: ahead of its time, ground breaking, probably the ancestor of many things to come, but not here yet. What's missing: full viewports instead of just the top corner thing, probably better resolution, and most importantly cheap ubiquitous wireless broadband. I am not paying another $60/month to have Glass in addition to a smartphone, etc. Pretty mu…

I agree that they're ahead of their time, but I totally disagree that it's missing full viewports. In fact, I prefer that it doesn't take up my whole FOV.

For one, it gives others a clear clue that you're somehow using the device, and it can easily be ignored if needed. Not to mention that full viewport wouldn't really be that much of an improvement - AR simply isn't there yet, and for most of the uses (I don't suppose you'd go around reading novels with this), this suffices.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by nazgulnarsil »

wwwtyro wrote: post #428
gfodor wrote: post #393

Here's one quirky thing though, there are moments in life where everyone around you wants to take a picture. Like, a celebrity walks by. Or you are at the top of a long climb. Or you're at the zoo. Are people in these situations going to be just a sea of voices saying in round "OK Glass take a picture, OK Glass take a picture"?

That's what I don't like about voice control. I'm too shy/reserved to do that kind of thing in public.

COMPUTER! Run sex offender search on current target!

Re: Google Glass

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Post by mrtron »

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…

It is just beginning. It will be much more drastic than we can ever imagine. An iPhone on Star Trek would have been too unrealistic a few decades ago, and the growth is exponential.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by nazgulnarsil »

gnufied wrote: post #31

I have always wondered where are following hardware hidden in this design: 1. CPU and really the whole shebang. where is it? 2. It probably requires some sort of 3G/4G card and connection? Where the heck does it fit? 3. Batteries! Where are those? Are they solar charged? I understand people who are saying, it is not that much of a big deal just miniaturization of existing technologies but if all above 3 fit in that g…

why isn't there an additional battery on the other side to balance them out?
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