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Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by giobox »

spinlock wrote: post #128
pm90 wrote: post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I think the simpler explanation is that strapping a camera to your face is simply inappropriate or off-putting in some social settings, at least with today's typical social norms. Didn't help that the only people who did/could/would buy the first glass prototypes were nerds who apparently started using them in bars and clubs. That solidified its image as "creepy". Contrast it with Spectacles, a product designed to…

How are Spectacles selling? I assume they're doing better than Glass even though I've never seen them in the wild.

I've no idea, but in central California I often see at least one person wearing them any time I go near a busy beach, which is most weekends. If the article below is to be believed, approx 60,000 pairs in Q1. Given the enormous disparity in price between the two I'd assume they are outselling Glass as well.

http://www.businessinsider.com/snap-took-in-8-million-from-t...

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by ryandrake »

cbhl wrote: post #115
aresant wrote: post #9

This is so !@%!@ cool. Check out the A/B test of a technician with / without the software referenced in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gXuZp25f0 Then here's a video that gives a sense of the software's interface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5HOHNECW20 Very workflow oriented with nice communication and lookup features. This is the kind of small optimization stuff that is going to be revolutionary…

This is really cool, but when this technology trickles down to burger shops, I would be worried. http://marshallbrain.com/manna1.htm

Reminded me of the same thing! Came here to post the exact same link, scary.

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by nkg »

aresant wrote: post #9

This is so !@%!@ cool. Check out the A/B test of a technician with / without the software referenced in the article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5gXuZp25f0 Then here's a video that gives a sense of the software's interface: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5HOHNECW20 Very workflow oriented with nice communication and lookup features. This is the kind of small optimization stuff that is going to be revolutionary…

Amazing, at least until someone adds Giphy search to the thing!

Later there's running and screaming...

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by Zak »

mirimir wrote: post #146
payne92 wrote: post #27

It's easy to armchair quarterback this stuff after the fact, but this is where Glass should have started. The price point, social stigma/issues, and use cases all screamed "business applications!". Consumer tech may be where the glamour and scale are, but it's not always the best market entry point.

Yeah. I really don't get why they focused on its gargoyle feature, which (rightly so) raised serious concerns about privacy, and downplayed AR. The obvious target market, other than geeks, would have been bikers. They'd find both gargoyle and AR very useful for swarm coordination. And military, of course. Perfect for infantry. But that's probably in quiet development.

> which (rightly so) raised serious concerns about privacy

I always thought the privacy concerns were overblown:

If it's about users surreptitiously recording others, wearing the really conspicuous gadget known to contain a camera on your head is a really ineffectual way to do that. A smartphone in a shirt pocket would be better, and surveillance devices intended to be concealed better (and cheaper) still.

If it's about Google or app makers getting recordings, that doesn't seem nearly as bad as the various always-listening voice recognition tech in popular use today. Perhaps it might if people were wearing them 24/7, but they don't have the battery life for that.

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by rrdharan »

rjsw wrote: post #106
LeifCarrotson wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've built a few assembly lines for automotive parts. These machines do one job, and probably only handle a couple part numbers: They might press a gear onto a motor shaft at one station, press on the plastic shroud at another, and add the grease and fasteners at the third station. These do have the operating instructions (Graphical, not English) laminated and displayed prominently above the machine. Someone with zer…

My PPOE was selling tablet computers for vehicle diagnostics 20 years ago that automatically detected the type of car and displayed the correct information for it.

PPOE: Previous place of employment? Never seen that acronym before and mistook it for PPPoE at first.

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by joshuamorton »

e12e wrote: post #152

I'd be more exited if it looked like Google had addressed some of Steve Mann's critiques from the initial announcement, but as far as I can tell, the critique is still not addressed: http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/profiles/steve-mann-my-au... (For discussion on Glass design, look for the paragraph starting: "I have mixed feelings") FWIW it appears Mann is working with a company on a different system for mediated…

Those appear to critique glass as an AR system, which it doesn't appear to be marketed as.

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by IshKebab »

morley wrote: post #23

Has anyone here worked on a Glass app? How is the UI programmed? Does it require a special programming paradigm like VR, or are these instruction manual HUDs basically just PDF viewers?

I haven't written an app but I've used Glass. It's not AR. It's much more like an Android Wear watch just help up in your field of view.

Re: Google relaunches Glass for businesses

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Post by hsod »

toxican wrote: post #125
kbenson wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Likely because the platform he is on is not static, and is likely a standard part for multiple technicians, and possible with more than one on it at a time. It looks like the engine is stationary, and the station moves to where he is needed. If that's the case, they could use some semi-specialized platforms for different uses, some with tables for manuals and parts, some without to accommodate more people at once. Th…

Or maybe they're exaggerating a minor issue to make the product look better like a late night infommercial.

Or maybe you're minimizing a real issue due to anti-marketing bias.
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