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"I just called Google begging to get out of +Google Glass." (Feb 4, 2014)
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While I haven't used Google Glass yet, I can't imagine being productive (or being able to relax) while using it. I usually try to disable as many potential distractions as possible when working. I don't have mail notifications, I don't have chat notifications, I don't even have a clock that shows the time on my desktop. I'm way more productive when handling those things on my own schedule (e.g., batched handling of e…
If you don't want the disadvantages of a display and what you care about is the video recording use-case, feel free to check out my product Epiphany Eyewear. http://www.epiphanyeyewear.com?design I know self-promotion is frowned upon and I'm sorry for that, but manufacturing & programming this product is all I do 15 hours a day x 7 days a week, so at this point it's my whole life and I feel like this is a relevant op…
I would actually gladly pay for the opposite - a wearable display without the camera.
I look forward to what happens to cultures when it is impossible to be an asshole without ending up on Youtube -- especially violent crime will be impossible, when a large portion (10%+) of the population have logging of what they see.
(It would also need fast uploads, preferably triggered by e.g. pulse increase if not exercising, so criminals can't just destroy the logging mechanism.)
Disclaimer: I don't know if I will like or approve of the effects, just that it is an interesting thought experiment. There are lots of benefits/disadvantages. For positive ones, think Russian car cameras and meteorites; catching one-in-a-billion events. For negative ones, consider when someone is very stressed out because of a loved one's death.
Edit: Thanks eterm, but effects on culture are certainly way too complex to predict.
On an unrelated note: Does anybody know when Glass will be available in other countries? I've been interested in obtaining a pair for a while but I'm not sure how to go about it.
If you don't want the disadvantages of a display and what you care about is the video recording use-case, feel free to check out my product Epiphany Eyewear. http://www.epiphanyeyewear.com?design I know self-promotion is frowned upon and I'm sorry for that, but manufacturing & programming this product is all I do 15 hours a day x 7 days a week, so at this point it's my whole life and I feel like this is a relevant op…
I might be more inclined to purchase this as a toy and see what kind of cool stuff I can use it for, if I didn't have to worry about stopping what I was doing to recharge it.
I look forward to seeing the advancements your company makes over the next couple of years.
If you don't want the disadvantages of a display and what you care about is the video recording use-case, feel free to check out my product Epiphany Eyewear. http://www.epiphanyeyewear.com?design I know self-promotion is frowned upon and I'm sorry for that, but manufacturing & programming this product is all I do 15 hours a day x 7 days a week, so at this point it's my whole life and I feel like this is a relevant op…
They look like amazing glasses! I find the disconnect between 8 hours of video storage, but only 1 to 2 hours of battery life, disappointing. I might be more inclined to purchase this as a toy and see what kind of cool stuff I can use it for, if I didn't have to worry about stopping what I was doing to recharge it. I look forward to seeing the advancements your company makes over the next couple of years.
Typically I don't record anywhere near an hour at a time anyways. My videos are usually between 30 seconds and 3 minutes long. This is for two reasons:
(1) I'm recording content to share online, where people have short attention spans and
(2) it's really painful to edit an hour-long video because that means spending at least an hour watching it
So in a typical day of use I only use up 15~20 minutes of recording time, to capture little highlights of the best moments
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I would actually gladly pay for the opposite - a wearable display without the camera.
That would destroy the effects life video-logging will have on social interaction. I look forward to what happens to cultures when it is impossible to be an asshole without ending up on Youtube -- especially violent crime will be impossible, when a large portion (10%+) of the population have logging of what they see. (It would also need fast uploads, preferably triggered by e.g. pulse increase if not exercising, so c…
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2089050/
"In the future,thanks to the Grain, a chip which can be implanted on a hard drive in the brain,every single action that a person makes is recorded and may be played back."
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It's a shame you have to press to activate the camera. If you could press to save to disk, the last, say 5 minutes of what you saw these would be amazing. They look good, and you would be assured of never missing an awesome video opportunity.
I have a market research question for you: The reason we don't currently have this is that smart glasses (being small) can't fit a big battery. Our recording time is about twice that of Glass (ours is 1 hour) but that's still not enough for the all-day recording you envision. So, my question is, would you be willing to wear a thin wire (slightly thicker than a headphone cable) going from your glasses to your pocket t…
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I have a market research question for you: The reason we don't currently have this is that smart glasses (being small) can't fit a big battery. Our recording time is about twice that of Glass (ours is 1 hour) but that's still not enough for the all-day recording you envision. So, my question is, would you be willing to wear a thin wire (slightly thicker than a headphone cable) going from your glasses to your pocket t…
Unfortunately not. That would take these glasses from the realm of a timeless fashionable item augmented with technology inside, to the same problem Glass and bluetooth headsets have. The non-symettry and wire would turn these into FBI-Goon-ware. Edit: FYI 5 people have agreed via up-arrows in the past hour.
It felt like I was using a 60 Hz CRT monitor, so I suspect that the problem is that the refresh rate is too low.
Also, the eye strain of looking up in a weird way certainly didn't help!