As cool as the idea sounds, I'm sceptical of the real life usage scenarios. It would be interesting for the first few days, but after that I think it would be simply annoying. Just think about getting notifications from FB, Twitter and other apps all the time - with mobile phone you can just ignore them and check later when you have time, with Google Glass they would be thrown right in your face. Not to mention ads, which I'm pretty sure will come sooner or later, and I won't even start about the privacy. Also, watching the Google Glass ad[1] I was constantly switching my focus between the display and the actual view - in real life it's a great way to have an accident. And one last thing, from the ad I've got the impression that the main use case is sharing your life with others, which I think is already at ridiculous level (like people sharing what they ate for dinner) - now it'll be even more ridiculous by people showing off they entire day (me walking in shopping center, me riding on a bike, me eating and so on).
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I would have thought it'd pair with your phone, with the phone doing all the hard work. The glasses really just being a display and recorder.
That would indeed be the most obvious way to go, it would also make the device more powerful down the road since the computing is done on a smartphone which only get faster and faster by the year.
I'd say the computing is done "in the cloud". Low power transmission to your phone, then to the google datacenter.
It seems cool from a technology point, but I'm not sure I want to trust Google (and thereby the US Government) my life. Or am I doing that already by using Google Search and GMail?
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#103I'll take one with a wayfarer blue blocker attachment!
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#104The 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? I thought it would be managed automatically by a program.
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#105I don't understand why they keep pushing the niche GoPro-style use case, and there's no way it has the battery life to really work for the livestream use case for more than a few minutes. I think the main use case would be people that want to look like they're paying attention in social situations and can't have their heads buried in their phone but still want to check their email and texts. But maybe that's not a se…
> I think the main use case would be people that want to look like they're paying attention in social situations and can't have their heads buried in their phone but still want to check their email and texts.
That's not going to work if it requires voice commands to operate.
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
http://econogirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/braces.jpg The metal line is reminiscent of a head brace, while the projector makes you look like cyborg escaped from a Halloween party. They will need a stunning amount of marketing and advertising for this to become socially acceptable. I guess it could be a little bit worse, I can see they were trying to go for sleek... I think the greater problem was that the actual us…
Turn-by-turn directions alone for pedestrians, cyclists and motor bikes is probably enough to make a successful product. Google Now with glass could also be pretty amazing, and since you always have the sound on it could actually make push to talk (or.. talk to talk) a reality (since before it was too cumbersome to hear something, open your phone, say 'what', they repeat... 'oh ok', repeat..) Like your ideas though,…
That is a relatively small niche, they are looking for something much bigger. I personally can't see the use of wearing one, but then again, i still have a feature phone.
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#107Ok. So 100% voice-based. That makes sense. That's great. Except if you don't speak English as your primary language. I've tried Google's voice-recognition on my native language and the results have been closer to sad than lulz-worthy. Yes, I know English. Yes, I can both write and speak it fairly well. That's not the point: You won't believe how awkward a context-switch from "I'm talking to people" to "I'm talking to…
I would always choose the non-voice option if possible, even in english, but can anyone think of a useful way this could work without it?
eye gestures?
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#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
http://econogirl.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/braces.jpg The metal line is reminiscent of a head brace, while the projector makes you look like cyborg escaped from a Halloween party. They will need a stunning amount of marketing and advertising for this to become socially acceptable. I guess it could be a little bit worse, I can see they were trying to go for sleek... I think the greater problem was that the actual us…
Sorry but honestly these examples are repulsive to me
Yes, the creep factor is very high with the facial and emotional recognition. Few people would trust a person with Glass if they knew the person might be using it as a tool to gain a social advantage.
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#109The 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…
Crimecam made me laugh, hehe. The uses are potentially endless:
5) Procrastination monitor: Someone is actively monitoring you, making sure that you do what you're supposed to do. Actually, this would be even creepier if it were your corporate control-freak boss who ordained it.
6) Voyeurist's refuge: Pay someone with social skills far more developed than yours, have him go out and pick up a woman while you sit back in our couch and watch the spectacle unfold. Not sure how many would consent to a partner wearing glasses while having sex, though.
Actually, the more I think about this the creepier the potential scenarios seem to be. And let's not get started on how unfortunate it would be if your pair got struck with a case of malware. But the techie inside me still thinks it's way cool.
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Version 1.0 is always going to look bulky and weird. After a few iterations, they should look a lot cooler.
After people start wearing them around everywhere they'll become a lot cooler. Fashion now != Fashion later.
One might say they are already cool because of the price tag and scarcity. Remember that $1000 jewel iPhone app?