The Glass Bicycle • Hacker News Board

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by waterlesscloud » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:03 AM UTC

driverdan wrote: post #109

Cardeck1 wrote: post #81

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There is a red light glowing when the camera is on. But what happens when you have 10 people with Glass?How will you stop everyone from recording?And 10 is a small number in a fast-paced environment like NYC. What happens when someone zooms in on sensitive data in a company or home or anywhere you can think of. The more Glasses you have, the less control you get.

I'm not aware of any mobile phone in the USA that has a light that turns on when recording (not including the flash). Glass won't have any special zoom capabilities. It's the same as a phone. If you're afraid of someone zooming in on sensitive data don't put it near a window where others can see it.

The light turning on when recording will be disabled in no time flat for people who want to record surreptitiously.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by rangibaby » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:20 AM UTC

ricardobeat wrote: post #169

jimzvz wrote: post #88

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I agree but why is the tesla roadster in that list?

Surface and Treo are not the best examples either. His definition of "didn't exist in the world" is getting mainstream recognition. Relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicle...

I think he means oldschool(!) tablet PCs, not the Surface.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by krichman » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:26 AM UTC

randallsquared wrote: post #110

adam wrote: post #65

It's interesting that in HN comments, most people are very excited for the arrival of glass. They think of it as something that will enhance their lifestyle, their productivity, etc. If you read comments about glass in other forums such as at the bottom of NYTimes articles or other more general public media, most comments seem to be just the opposite: fear and paranoia about the arrival of glass in terms of privacy,…

Actually, it's been surprising to me that there are many, many folks on HN who view this the way you mention non-HNers do. I would have expected what you say to be the case, but lots of HNers also seem to be dismissive and afraid of this. :(

The paranoiac in me wants to suggest that they would be recording everything and sending it home. But there are probably legal issues with that, so instead I will suggest that you are going to be interacting with a device on your face that sends back information about every query you make with it.

If you are uneasy about cell phones recording your position at all times, this is probably worse.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by ricardobeat » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 5:27 AM UTC

rangibaby wrote: post #172

ricardobeat wrote: post #169

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Surface and Treo are not the best examples either. His definition of "didn't exist in the world" is getting mainstream recognition. Relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicle...

I think he means oldschool(!) tablet PCs, not the Surface.

oh, I'm sorry. Surface was the name of the table-sized touchscreen, now called PixelSense, it got repurposed for the tablet line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PixelSense#Microsoft_...

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by DanBC » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 8:52 AM UTC

untog wrote: post #55

blhack wrote: post #41

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No, it isn't, it's just the first time that you're hearing about it because it's the first time that the tech has been pointed at your particular subset of consumer.

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

Plenty of products exist. Google Glass is just a very very good iteration of existing tech.

(http://www.diginfo.tv/)

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I0hF0cbw8E&feature=youtu...)

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by Cardeck1 » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 10:29 AM UTC

driverdan wrote: post #109

Cardeck1 wrote: post #81

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There is a red light glowing when the camera is on. But what happens when you have 10 people with Glass?How will you stop everyone from recording?And 10 is a small number in a fast-paced environment like NYC. What happens when someone zooms in on sensitive data in a company or home or anywhere you can think of. The more Glasses you have, the less control you get.

I'm not aware of any mobile phone in the USA that has a light that turns on when recording (not including the flash). Glass won't have any special zoom capabilities. It's the same as a phone. If you're afraid of someone zooming in on sensitive data don't put it near a window where others can see it.

You are right.No phone has that but you can see a light in the prism on Glass when the device is recording. I am sure they can add zoom capabilities to the device.

The point is that no matter what alert signals you get, you can't just beat/accuse someone just because he is recording.It's a two-way street.

We will see.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by nooneelse » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 1:47 PM UTC

skeletonjelly wrote: post #135

ZeroGravitas wrote: post #111

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PC, laptop, mobile phone ...

I mean more accessories. How many tweens do you see with a bluetooth earpiece? It looks hideously business.

Why would a tween want an earpiece of any kind when texting seems to be the main communication method they use on a phone?

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by driverdan » Thu, Feb 28, 2013, 4:38 PM UTC

Cardeck1 wrote: post #176

driverdan wrote: post #109

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I'm not aware of any mobile phone in the USA that has a light that turns on when recording (not including the flash). Glass won't have any special zoom capabilities. It's the same as a phone. If you're afraid of someone zooming in on sensitive data don't put it near a window where others can see it.

You are right.No phone has that but you can see a light in the prism on Glass when the device is recording. I am sure they can add zoom capabilities to the device. The point is that no matter what alert signals you get, you can't just beat/accuse someone just because he is recording.It's a two-way street. We will see.

Zooming requires an adjustable lens which will never be added to Glass. Digital zoom isn't real zoom, you can just do that with a photo editor.

Just because Glass' prism is lit doesn't mean someone is recording. They could be looking at something else.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by TeMPOraL » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 9:32 AM UTC

tjmc wrote: post #160

TeMPOraL wrote: post #87

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And in ten years smart contact-lenses. It's not hard at all to imagine.

Not hard to imagine but very hard to do. There are several huge challenges: - Power. Contact lenses are too small to hold batteries that will last for a reasonable period of time. You could possibly use inductive coils in conjunction with regular eyewear but that means a fair electromagnetic field aimed right at your eyes and some obvious health risks. - Optics. This is actually 2 issues - First, you can't focus on a…

Very hard they are. But that's what we have engineers for :).

See what you just did: you outlined some real challenges we face if we want to improve this technology. And now we have something that is in domain of science and engineering, so we can discuss ideas and solutions. We're in a much better state than if we just left it on "it's hard to imagine" or "it's impossible".