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Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by ZeroGravitas » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:36 PM UTC

skeletonjelly wrote: post #91

cwilson wrote: post #8

I wish Google would focus on using Google Glass within the workplace before trying to take it to the streets for casual use. I can imagine using them within the office, because anything that makes me more productive is totally acceptable "socially". Outside of the office however I have serious doubts to if I'd wear these around daily. My colleague will know why I'm essentially talking to myself to use Google Glass, w…

What has started in the workplace and ended up a common item though? I feel like something that starts off in the workplace immediately loses it's "cool", which is needed for rapid uptake

PC, laptop, mobile phone ...

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by WiseWeasel » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:37 PM UTC

andrewescott wrote: post #53

VengefulCynic wrote: post #10

To my mind, the Google Glass is far more like the Microsoft Tablet, the Tesla Roadster and the Palm Treo: the initial realization of a concept that, before now, didn't exist in the world at all. It seems incorrect to compare it to the iPhone and the iPad because both of those were taking technology that had existed in the tech community for years and reimagining them in a way that appealed to the general public. As a…

Perhaps Glass should be compared with the Sony Walkman (which may be a bit before the time of some of those on HN). When Sony introduced the Walkman, they also invented portable headphones. Because no-one wore headphones around in public before, there was a huge stigma relating to doing so. In particular, in Japan, ear-wear was associated with deafness and hence old people. So, Sony embarked on a mass media campaign…

This sounds like a good strategy; perhaps taking on GoPro and making rugged models for extreme sports, with an emphasis on video recording and live video webcasting.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by shirro » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:37 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #46

clemesha wrote: post #36

If Google can avoid the "Segway curse" of extreme dorkiness, I can only then see Google Glass having a chance at being revolutionary.

Segways didn't "fail" because they were dorky, they didn't see wide adoption because they were [and are] extremely expensive.

And mostly useless. Most active people would prefer walking or cycling to maintain their fitness. Most inactive people don't have the coordination and would rather sit down on a mobility scooter. It was a cool idea with a limited market.

Glass will succeed if people find it useful enough and the dorkiness will become cool. It is really an extension of the smartphone user interface and smartphones are undeniably useful. People currently wear glasses and those ridiculous bluetooth earpieces so it isn't a big stretch.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by drkevorkian » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:41 PM UTC

panacea wrote: post #96

warfangle wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Combined with the Myo, if the Myo performs as advertised... would be fantastic.

I tried googling "Myo" and "Myo Google Glass" and can't find anything. What is Myo?

https://getmyo.com/

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by Sidnicious » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:42 PM UTC

OT: I just kudos'd with my hand over a foot away from the mouse by hitting the spacebar and scrolling into the button.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by alxhill » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:42 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #79

untog wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Alright, what other consumer products like Google Glass have been released?

http://www.reconinstruments.com/ http://www.oakley.com/airwave

This is very much specialised stuff however - would you ever see your average consumer walk around in public with it? No - because these are ski goggles not normal glasses.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by lobo_tuerto » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:42 PM UTC

I can't wait for the contact lens version of Google Glass.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by randallsquared » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:44 PM UTC

jonandreas wrote: post #39

PeterisP wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you value privacy, you don't want me looking at your private stuff. Don't show it to me or ask me to leave. But if you allow me to look at you, then I can remember what I see. I am allowed to remember everything that I see and hear, every single last detail, forever, and without requesting permission from anyone. If I have trouble remembering, I may write it down or draw pictures of what I saw and heard, and also…

But a recording allows you to share what I have shown you (perhaps assuming it would remain a private matter) with the world. A video recording has a higher truth value than oral reproduction.

> A video recording has a higher truth value than oral reproduction.

Surely it's clear that this is very, very temporary?

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by lobo_tuerto » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:46 PM UTC

morsch wrote: post #5

It only solves one side of man machine interaction: the machine-to-man part. For many interactions, its solution for man-to-machine is voice, which is anything but unobtrusive in public.

What about you can use eye focus and movements to gesture in it? I'm thinking about a way to use it without words, or hands. An advanced Human Interface Device for Eyes only (optionally augmented with voice/hand gestures).

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by 3JPLW » Wed, Feb 27, 2013, 11:47 PM UTC

panacea wrote: post #96

warfangle wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Combined with the Myo, if the Myo performs as advertised... would be fantastic.

I tried googling "Myo" and "Myo Google Glass" and can't find anything. What is Myo?

It's an EMG (electroMYOgraphy; myo means muscle) wristband that is being marketed as a gesture-recognition input device for computers.

1. https://getmyo.com/