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The Glass Bicycle

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Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by blhack »

untog wrote: post #26
DanBC wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Google Glass is [...] the initial realization of a concept that, before now, didn't exist in the world at all. I don't understand. Heads up displays have existed in various forms for years. We've had versions that cover one eye, or that use lasers onto the retina.

The concept isn't just the technology. This is the first time such technology has ever been considered for a consumer application.

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.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by jameswilsterman »

I think I agree with the Torrez/Gruber take that "If you see the computer, they blew it"

http://notes.torrez.org/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they...

That doesn't mean that a wearable device embedded in your glasses cannot eventually become a 'bicycle for the mind' but I think the fact that the computer is so noticeable and strange looking means that this version 1.0 will not be too successful. Google is positioning itself well to be the one who figures it out first, but I don't think Glass will take off as a mass-consumer device on a smartphone scale for a while. First, the computer will need to become 'invisible'. Until then, Glass will be highly useful to a few professions (and a toy for nerds), while Google will gain invaluable data and continue to iterate.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by zevyoura »

Cardeck1 wrote: post #27

The biggest problem with Google Glass is privacy.Anyone can record you without you knowing it. And it's not just walking down the street. There are so many bad scenarios. Usually we embrace new tech here but this device would bring privacy to a whole new level. Not to mention that Google is starting to be too powerful for our own good.

>Anyone can record you without you knowing it.

Isn't this already the case with small cameras?

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by blhack »

stevewilhelm wrote: post #33

I would like my next car Google Glass enabled. It could display turn by turn directions, warn of upcoming traffic, and let me know what services are available at the next exit. I can also foresee Google Glass being very useful for complex, domain specific tasks that require your hands: surgery, automobile repair, home construction, cooking, learning to play an instrument, dealing cards, sowing, tying flies etc.

Your car doesn't need anything to do this. This functionality is all already party of android.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by InclinedPlane »

DanBC wrote: post #22
VengefulCynic wrote: post #10

To my mind, the Google Glass is far more like the Microsoft Tablet, the Tesla Roadster and the Palm Treo: the initial realization of a concept that, before now, didn't exist in the world at all. It seems incorrect to compare it to the iPhone and the iPad because both of those were taking technology that had existed in the tech community for years and reimagining them in a way that appealed to the general public. As a…

> Google Glass is [...] the initial realization of a concept that, before now, didn't exist in the world at all. I don't understand. Heads up displays have existed in various forms for years. We've had versions that cover one eye, or that use lasers onto the retina.

Jumbotron displays have existed for decades too, that doesn't mean that it's the correct display technology for day to day use.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by blhack »

clemesha wrote: post #36

If Google can avoid the "Segway curse" of extreme dorkiness, I can only then see Google Glass having a chance at being revolutionary.

Segways didn't "fail" because they were dorky, they didn't see wide adoption because they were [and are] extremely expensive.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by jlgreco »

benaiah wrote: post #14
mehrdad wrote: post #9

Personally I am offended by Google glass! and I refuse to talk to anyone filming and recording my voice me on Google glass. It's offensive on many levels. Google should work on a social etiquette for their product. Showing you a small screen on your end is your business, pointing a camera toward me, recording me and my voice is my business, and it can only be done with my permission, and it is "no". The only scenario…

Actually, it doesn't require any permission whatsoever so long as you are in a public area. If the owner of private property says you can't film there, then you can't, but simply being the subject of public filming doesn't give you the right to object. Like it or not, those are the rules.

He's not saying he's going to take them to court; he is saying that he will refuse to interact with them.

He is perfectly within his rights to do that. Comments about legality or western perspectives on privacy are off base.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by mtgx »

dcurt.is is overrated. Didn't he tell us about 2 years ago how 3.5" is the perfect size for smartphones and how brilliant Apple was for making it like that? (never mind that people have different hand sizes, and they are willing to compromise on "thumb perfection" to get a larger screen). And then Apple introduces the 4", taller, iPhone.

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by Kylekramer »

jameswilsterman wrote: post #42

I think I agree with the Torrez/Gruber take that "If you see the computer, they blew it" http://notes.torrez.org/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they... That doesn't mean that a wearable device embedded in your glasses cannot eventually become a 'bicycle for the mind' but I think the fact that the computer is so noticeable and strange looking means that this version 1.0 will not be too successful. Google is positioni…

Torrez/Gruber seem to be arguing smartphones are superior cause you aren't always focusing on them, but what is stopping you from not always using the glasses?

Re: The Glass Bicycle

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Post by radicalbyte »

stevewilhelm wrote: post #33

I would like my next car Google Glass enabled. It could display turn by turn directions, warn of upcoming traffic, and let me know what services are available at the next exit. I can also foresee Google Glass being very useful for complex, domain specific tasks that require your hands: surgery, automobile repair, home construction, cooking, learning to play an instrument, dealing cards, sowing, tying flies etc.

I'd prefer my car to be self driving :)
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