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The thesis of this product seems to be that Google glass failed due to poor design. I think that's an idea worth exploring and the execution here does look promising, but I'll hold off on judgement until other people can review the device. Here are my immediate, unsolicited, uncollected thoughts: There are many issues that I worry about with this kind of device, but battery safety and battery life are most important…

Making a battery actually catch fire takes a faulty battery, a serious smashing, or a serious overheating, afaict.

Since the glasses are much lighter than, say, a phone, I suspect that damaging and thus shorting a battery as a result of a fall is less likely.

A bad charger, or a construction defect, may of course destroy the battery and set it to fire. If the phone industry is any indication, this happens pretty rarely, and is more or less a solved problem.

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#23
These may be great. I see a number of immediate uses for these, if I had them.

Reading books or emails while on a train, without having to hold anything in my hands. Maybe even watching videos that I never have time to watch.

Walking with a map in my FOV, without having to consult a phone.

Taking phone calls, since it has a mic.

It has a remote control, though a limited one, it seemingly allows for operation without taking your hand to your face; you can keep your hands in your pockets in cold weather.

Re: Focals by North

#25
post #4

The thesis of this product seems to be that Google glass failed due to poor design. I think that's an idea worth exploring and the execution here does look promising, but I'll hold off on judgement until other people can review the device. Here are my immediate, unsolicited, uncollected thoughts: There are many issues that I worry about with this kind of device, but battery safety and battery life are most important…

I've read not too long ago that Google glass version 2.0, or enterprise edition, was actually having some decent success/traction among workers.

Re: Focals by North

#27
Anyone has any leaks or something regarding what's the pixel resolution of the display? I'm curious if it would be theoretically possible to display vim in some 8x8 font on this...
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