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Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month

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Re: Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month

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Post by Shorel »

hakaaaak wrote: post #5

This project scares the hell out of me. This is going to cause eye problems and distract people and cause injury and accidents.

I drive everyday with one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/Third-Eye-Round-Helmet-Mirror/dp/B0012...

I have to stop looking forward to use it, for just a small part of a second, because of different focal distance, different angle of my eyes, limits in the brain part that focus the attention, etc.

It actually helps me avoid accidents.

I don't see how Google Glasses would be much different to that mirror. I would love to use them for GPS or other related info. Focal distance in tiny screens is either a solved problem, or one being solved by smart people right now.

Re: Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month

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Post by wcoenen »

netcraft wrote: post #26
zoba wrote: post #23

I'm not entirely sure of the capabilities of Glass. For instance, battery life and an ability to persistently have the camera on and displaying an overlay for extended periods seems difficult. Some of the Glass ideas I like but haven't heard much discussion over: - Facial recognition with a little popup over people's heads with their name. Never forget someone's name - Link in with Facebook or your calendar to have p…

imagine mechanics using it to see an x-ray kind of view of a vehicle or engine. location/time awareness could do a "checklist" of sorts when you are leaving your house to make sure you pick up all of the items from the front table. a lego app that helps you find that piece in the big bin of pieces

> x-ray kind of view of a vehicle or engine

BMW did a research project about that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9KPJlA5yds

The problem with augmented reality is that you need incredibly low latency: http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/abrash/latency-the-sine-qua-n...

Early systems will likely stick to simple HUD views that don't require tracking of real objects with low latency.

Re: Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month

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Post by Wintamute »

brk wrote: post #40
freehunter wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By x-ray view, I figured he meant it would download the schematic of the engine and display that overlaid on what you're seeing.

The average internal combustion engine is really pretty simple. It is no more complex to a mechanic than the innards of a "powerful" desktop PC are to most computer people. All the glasses could do is display a layout of a known engine, they can't see inside it to highlight a problem. So, it seems like they would be more of an overall nuisance than anything else in that scenario.

The intriguing thing about proper AR, and the proposed "internet of things", is that in a sufficiently connected/smart environment a highly complex mechanical object could be overlaid with a schematic and data about where faults were, as long as the object was capable of reporting its detailed status over a network. That is effectively the X-ray specs the parent mentioned, and more.

Re: Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month

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Post by Someone »

moistgorilla wrote: post #7
hakaaaak wrote: post #5

This project scares the hell out of me. This is going to cause eye problems and distract people and cause injury and accidents.

Seriously? How would this be more dangerous than current cellphones? At least with glass you can keep your eyes facing the road while gathering information and I'm pretty sure you don't need your hand to answer phone calls either (tilt your head.). Also, they wouldn't be releasing a product that caused eye problems.

"At least with glass you can keep your eyes facing the road while gathering information"

But can you keep attending to the road? Fighter pilots can, but they take a lot of training, lots of them don't make it through training, and their display doesn't show 'I am contacting you on behalf of my deceased Nigerian aunt" messages.

For mere mortals, I think it may be safer to have separate gaze directions for 'looking at the road' and 'looking at my cellphone's screen', if that screen shows data unrelated to the driving task.

Re: Google Glass to Hit Developers' Hands This Month

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Post by Someone »

brk wrote: post #40
freehunter wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By x-ray view, I figured he meant it would download the schematic of the engine and display that overlaid on what you're seeing.

The average internal combustion engine is really pretty simple. It is no more complex to a mechanic than the innards of a "powerful" desktop PC are to most computer people. All the glasses could do is display a layout of a known engine, they can't see inside it to highlight a problem. So, it seems like they would be more of an overall nuisance than anything else in that scenario.

AFAIK, _the_ drive for AR in maintenance is that it makes it possible for you to look at a schematic while using both hands for the task at hand, and in whatever position you are.

For example, imagine inspecting a plane's fuel tanks from the inside. You could bring a manual, but getting it out of your pocket may be cumbersome, checking that you took it out after the job takes time, etc (forgetting your glasses is less of a risk; you would need them soon again. That manual? The next tank might have a different 200 page one)

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