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Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by turnip1979 »

bla2 wrote: post #6
scotthtaylor wrote: post #2

I don't want to get punched, so won't be buying one. But eagerly await seeing my first glasshole in the flesh.

This just in: Yesterday, more people not wearing Glass were punched than people wearing Glass, despite media reports that Glass reportedly makes people want to punch you.

I have Glass and one reason I don't wear it outside is discomfort from having strangers point or ask to try them on. I haven't encountered any threats so far (thankfully), but I try my best to be polite. I hoped the novelty would have worn out by now but it hasn't. I regret the purchase :(

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by aSig »

Nanzikambe wrote: post #4

For those of us not in the UK; could someone list the price? Just interested to know if this is still the same $1.5k explorer dev kit that was in the US, or a consumer priced version. Edit: a friend in the UK says its £1,000 - so still the crappy priced dev kit.

The page as seen from the UK: http://i.imgur.com/3vI6Xpv.jpg

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by csallen »

gurkendoktor wrote: post #10
freehunter wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anybody could be recording you with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes that you would never see, but you're worried about someone wearing incredibly obvious glasses. You're the glasshole. Live and let live.

Yes, but anyone with a camera in their hat or a microphone in their clothes would be labeled creepy real quick. (Which is the point.) It's not like people who hate Glass are fine with spy cams. And the irony about "live and let live" is that Glass is recording other people. Nobody cares about what people do to themselves.

I think the parent's point is that the technology to secretly record people already exists, but people treat Glass as if it's the sole means by which to do such thing. And even when they do recognize other forms of secret recordings, they give them a pass while simultaneously condemning Glass. There's a huge double standard.

Case in point: Remember that Seattle restaurant that famously argued (via Facebook) with a diner it ejected for wearing Glass? That same restaurant had numerous photos of random customers posted to its Facebook page, many of which were taken without the subjects' knowledge, let alone permission.

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by jimrandomh »

I really don't think Google should be rolling out Glass more broadly, given the state it's currently in. The software's just not ready. They had a bad release in April which removed video calling, Bluetooth keyboard support, and the ability to navigate Android apps with the touchpad, and introduced frequent kernel panics. They've cut down on the crashing a little bit since then, but still not fixed it entirely, but none of the missing features have come back. Add that to the dismal battery life, general bugginess and lack of features, and absence of developer support, and they really have no business rolling it out in new markets; the only value to them is collecting bug reports, and they've got way more than they can handle.

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by ColinDabritz »

jimrandomh wrote: post #14

I really don't think Google should be rolling out Glass more broadly, given the state it's currently in. The software's just not ready. They had a bad release in April which removed video calling, Bluetooth keyboard support, and the ability to navigate Android apps with the touchpad, and introduced frequent kernel panics. They've cut down on the crashing a little bit since then, but still not fixed it entirely, but n…

Maybe they are hoping to catch some international issues sooner this way.

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by andy_herbert »

freehunter wrote: post #8
scotthtaylor wrote: post #2

I don't want to get punched, so won't be buying one. But eagerly await seeing my first glasshole in the flesh.

Anybody could be recording you with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes that you would never see, but you're worried about someone wearing incredibly obvious glasses. You're the glasshole. Live and let live.

Anyone recording me with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes would be treated in roughly the same manner as someone recording me using Glass.

Just because the act of wearing the recording device is in plain-sight doesn't make it anymore acceptable to people who find it objectionable.

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by freehunter »

andy_herbert wrote: post #16
freehunter wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anybody could be recording you with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes that you would never see, but you're worried about someone wearing incredibly obvious glasses. You're the glasshole. Live and let live.

Anyone recording me with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes would be treated in roughly the same manner as someone recording me using Glass. Just because the act of wearing the recording device is in plain-sight doesn't make it anymore acceptable to people who find it objectionable.

With a truly hidden camera, you would never know. So you're freaking out over someone who might be able to record you, ignoring the fact that everyone could be recording you without you knowing it.

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by freehunter »

untog wrote: post #9
freehunter wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Anybody could be recording you with a camera in their hat or on their lapel or a microphone embedded in their clothes that you would never see, but you're worried about someone wearing incredibly obvious glasses. You're the glasshole. Live and let live.

Sure. But that kind of ignores human nature, no? If I see a person with a gun I'm going to be watching them, irrespective of the fact that anyone around me could have a concealed firearm on them. (and no, I am not trying to equate the two)

Yeah it's a bit different because to use a gun you have to reveal the fact that you have a gun (whether through pulling the gun out of your pocket or by firing the gun, making a noise). Using a recording device is 100% passive.

If the question is "who should I hate more, people that I know could be recording me or people that could be recording me without me knowing", the answer is neither. In public, always assume you're being watched, always assume you're being recorded. In the US and the UK, you have no expectation of privacy in public places. I could be holding the world's largest and most obvious camera recording you walking down the street and you couldn't legally do anything about it. Just because that camera is pointing at you doesn't mean it's recording, either.

So why is Glass so different? The answer: because the real Glassholes want something to bitch about, and it's easy to hate on people who are different from you.

Re: Google glass now in UK

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Post by freehunter »

turnip1979 wrote: post #11
bla2 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This just in: Yesterday, more people not wearing Glass were punched than people wearing Glass, despite media reports that Glass reportedly makes people want to punch you.

I have Glass and one reason I don't wear it outside is discomfort from having strangers point or ask to try them on. I haven't encountered any threats so far (thankfully), but I try my best to be polite. I hoped the novelty would have worn out by now but it hasn't. I regret the purchase :(

>having strangers point or ask to try them on.

That's just rude. Whatever happened to common decency? I would never walk up to someone and ask if I could try out their new iPhone or drive their interesting car.

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