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Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by vishbar »

notheguyouthink wrote: post #54
gthtjtkt wrote: post #7

> Style Check keeps your look on point using advanced machine learning algorithms and advice from fashion specialists. Submit two photos for a second opinion on which outfit looks best on you based on fit, color, styling, and current trends. Taking narcissism, insecurity, and invasion of privacy to the next level. Well done, Amazon! Now that we're replacing mirrors with cameras, what's next? Covering our windows with…

I mean, i love all these tools, i just don't want them to have any form of internet access. It's why i'm building my home cloud and automation system, but only doing so if the devices don't leave my firewall. I enjoy the tech, i enjoy the complication (to a degree) , it's fun gadget stuff, it's nifty. However i do not trust them to keep my information safe, even if i trusted them to not misuse it themselves (which i…

There's a much more immediately practical reason to keep it in-firewall as well: if the utility company accidentally cuts a fiber line outside my house, I don't want to be suddenly unable to turn off my hallway light.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by dleslie »

_pmf_ wrote: post #15
orng wrote: post #2

So now Amazon (or whoever is in control of the device) not only has access to voice recordings of everything that goes on in peoples homes, but also video. What could possibly go wrong?

And remember that this is by the company that has a 600 million dollar contract with the CIA[0]. Or in more accurate terms: the known upfront amount is 600 million. [0] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/07/the-d...

That's just a Conspiracy Theory^W^WFake News.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by cing »

deegles wrote: post #67

Amazon has in-house fashion lines. Think of the data! Clothing brands would kill for this sort of insight into what people are actually wearing.

It's a useful source of data, but consumers who invest in high fashion typically post looks on Instagram, often daily, that are littered with phototags identifying brands. The data is out there...

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by vlunkr »

toddmorey wrote: post #35

The HN reaction to this device is what I expected: we're somewhere between suspicious and terrified. I'll be really fascinated to know how the wider market reacts. I was one of those who believed consumers would look at the always-on living room microphone with suspicion. But I think the lesson was pretty clear that people will trade privacy for convenience. (Likely an overabundance of trust or a lack of understandin…

Even trying to see this from an outsider perspective it seems like a stupid product. As someone else pointed out, they've replaced looking in the dang mirror with a multi-step process involving a few hundred dollars of tech at least. They made sure to throw in "cloud" and "machine learning", but the average consumer doesn't care about that.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by TruthSHIFT »

toddmorey wrote: post #35

The HN reaction to this device is what I expected: we're somewhere between suspicious and terrified. I'll be really fascinated to know how the wider market reacts. I was one of those who believed consumers would look at the always-on living room microphone with suspicion. But I think the lesson was pretty clear that people will trade privacy for convenience. (Likely an overabundance of trust or a lack of understandin…

I suspect there are large numbers of fashion bloggers/instagrammers that have already ordered one.

In contrast with the HN reaction, ]the younger target audience will have no issue with sending their photos and videos into the cloud.

Re: Amazon Echo Look

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Post by harshaw »

I am not the target customer. However, I really want to show this idea off to a bunch of people and see what they think. People want to look good and having an automated system that can give you a "once over" seems nifty. Yes, it sounds vapid and for insecure people, but people waste time on being anxious about how they present themselves.

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Post by Johnny555 »

Blahah wrote: post #11

I'm not normally one to be creeped out by these kind of things. But this is a device that's designed to take photos and videos of you while you get dressed, and will be both connected to the internet and constantly communicating those images over the network. This feels like a device literature professors would use to teach dystopian fiction writing. edit: case in point - matthewmcg's comment https://news.ycombinator…

Is it any riskier than a cell phone or laptop computer with a camera?

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Post by hrayr »

GCA10 wrote: post #36
Blahah wrote: post #11

I'm not normally one to be creeped out by these kind of things. But this is a device that's designed to take photos and videos of you while you get dressed, and will be both connected to the internet and constantly communicating those images over the network. This feels like a device literature professors would use to teach dystopian fiction writing. edit: case in point - matthewmcg's comment https://news.ycombinator…

What could go wrong?

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