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Re: Google Glass

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Post by janezhu »

artursapek wrote: post #150

I am seriously concerned about this. I was in a long-distance relationship this summer. We would take turns visiting each other in our respective cities roughly 5 hours apart. It was a pretty long journey for a weekend - it would sometimes take 10 hours one way since you had to go through New York. Of course, it was worth it. But whenever we would go on a walk, or I'd take her out to dinner, I got as much face time w…

This actually reminds me of the opening scene to the Youtube series "H+". The web series is surrounds the subject of 'transhumanism' and the changes we experience in our daily interactions when living with technology. People become remarkably disconnected with each other, and unable to survive without being perpetually connected.

The implant H+ gives people constant access to information through the internet, and are always online, which creates the foundation for a global disaster in which someone hacks the system and shuts everybody "off."

I always thought it was ironic that the series came out shortly after the Google Glass announcement because if you take a look, H+ seems strikingly similar..

A basic conversation with H+ (Compare with Google Glass): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qelEYjJkVIk&t=2m44s

Re: Google Glass

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Post by appreneur »

It's like human will become the typical "wall-e" movie humans consuming content, becoming fat and no time for interaction at all. I dread the future where no one talks to anyone by looking into eye , since their eyes are already preoccupied with "glass".

Re: Google Glass

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Post by igravious »

ansible wrote: post #84
Erwin wrote: post #77

The 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…

Re: Datecasting This was addressed in the short film called Sight: http://vimeo.com/m/46304267 It was really well done for a small budget.

Wow. That's really awesome for a short short. Very well done, feels like a possible and plausible future scenario.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by film42 »

artursapek wrote: post #159
hospadam wrote: post #157

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On some level - I agree with you. I do think people (while in groups) should not spend a bunch of time on their phone. To me, it's more of a courtesy thing. But surely, at some point in the past after books became portable, someone was shouting and complaining about all these people with their heads buried in books! When papa came home from work he used to talk to us! But now he reads! Oh no! What I'm trying to say i…

Fair point, but in the direction it's changing people are becoming more and more boring.

Agreed. In fact, it's changing in 2 ways. Apple, where life is simple or Google, where you live in san francisco and hang out in coffee shops. Devices are supposed to aid you in your lifestyle, but it also seems like they're providing a better reason to conform to theirs.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by stcredzero »

alex_c wrote: post #226
lhnz wrote: post #43

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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…

They will need a stunning amount of marketing and advertising for this to become socially acceptable. Not necessarily, the popularity of hipster glasses is a perfect example of something ugly and awkward becoming hip. It's very possible for these to ride the coattails of geek chic and become widely accepted. That doesn't mean it will be easy , there's a fine line between geeky (hipster glasses) and dorky (bluetooth h…

If they could look just like hipster glasses, you'd have lots of adopters right there.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by blazingfrog2 »

mkr-hn wrote: post #237
jgroome wrote: post #175

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I hear what you're saying, and I appreciate that you put the time in to write that out, but honestly I'm hearing this kind of argument from so many quarters ("we never look up!" "we all talk, but we never converse !" etc etc) recently that it's starting to get obnoxious. Conversation is not dead. People have been moaning about how we're all becoming socially isolated since the publication of the first novel. The art…

On the one hand, I completely agree. On the other, we need people like artursapek to make us think about how far we're willing to go into the digital abyss. And we need people like you to offer the counterarguments to the counterarguments. And maybe people like me to remind everyone that our natural social checks and balances are still working perfectly. For what it's worth, I never see people with their smartphones…

I don't know you or your background but I'm going to guess you may not be part of that younger generation (late high school, early college years) who was literally born with a computer in their crib and came into their teen years with with a smart phone in their hand.

I'm often reminded of the divide between them and my generation (born in the mid 70's) when I visit friends who have children that age, or even in public places where they hang out in groups. I virtually see each of them holding a smart phone, maybe not always using it but definitely at the ready no matter what the circumstances (middle of a conversation with a human being, shopping for clothes, driving, etc...). Even if they don't look at it for more a moment as you say, it's always present and slowly but surely encroaching on real human interactions.

That generation will be entering the world of grown-ups very soon and your argument will rapidly be invalidated.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by codex »

Bluetooth headsets used to be cool. Now they just seem obnoxious when worn all the time. I wonder if Google Glass will ever reach the obnoxious level. A curved-screen watch device would be more subtle, and is probably the better all-around device.

Re: Google Glass

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Post by dcaranda »

Any new sensors/hardware not on a typical smartphone? Is the big advantage essentially a pervasive screen?

I ask because a common way to think of mobile app innovation is in terms of hardware advances: Mobile Data: Blackberry Email GPS: Maps, Local Services (Foursquare) iPhone 4 Camera Upgrade: Instagram The list goes on...

What's the key hardware advancement here?

Re: Google Glass

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Post by stcredzero »

curiousdannii wrote: post #112
risratorn wrote: post #35

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On their Google+ they have some additional photo's of people wearing the device and thb ... it could really be a lot worse. https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/N95x6MCS...

Hmm, they look almost photoshopped. And if the "screen" was at the height of your eyebrows it would be completely unusable!

The top of the screen is around eyebrow level. The glass is below.
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