oh man, someone needs to trademark iGlass NOW
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Google Announces Project Glass
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I see the value. For example, I like to monitor my heart rate and speed while running. To do that, I have to move my hand out of ideal running form and look at my watch. With a wearable display, I can continue looking straight ahead to check on my information. Same goes for maps while driving or walking around. I think a wearable computer that seamless integrates with me will be like having a friend that's always aro…
I just saw a jogger this sunday, who had an acoustical feedback of his pulse. Zurich, Switzerland. Might be an immediate solution to your problem.
Yeah. I have a Garmin running watch that I can program to beep when my pulse is outside a range I set. But I really like to see the numbers. (It's easier when I'm cycling.)
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It'll be only a matter of time before it's rooted and running AdBlock. :)
It's worth noting that Google devices typically do not need to be rooted. For example, Chromebooks have a switch you flip if you want root. (And, Google even advertises AdBlock in the Chrome Web Store. So it's not certain that you will be forced to see ads in Glass.) It's the cell-phone carriers (or OEMs) that want to sell you non-rooted devices, and that's a battle even Apple hasn't won.
I'm not sure Apple is fighting very hard(or at all) about this. That would make them loose a lot of the control they need for the Appstore etc...
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It'll be only a matter of time before it's rooted and running AdBlock. :)
It's worth noting that Google devices typically do not need to be rooted. For example, Chromebooks have a switch you flip if you want root. (And, Google even advertises AdBlock in the Chrome Web Store. So it's not certain that you will be forced to see ads in Glass.) It's the cell-phone carriers (or OEMs) that want to sell you non-rooted devices, and that's a battle even Apple hasn't won.
I'm not sure Apple is fighting very hard(or at all) about this. That would make them loose a lot of the control they need for the Appstore etc...
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#75I didn't see any situation in this video where glasses would be superior to what I could do on my phone now.
The big step up is that you don't need to take these glasses out of your pocket every time you want to use them. Phones can't really serve as an "extension of the self" because you don't walk around with them in your hand all the time.
Using "always on" eye-devices would allow them to become second nature. Name/face/voice association would be automatic, looking up a word definition would be accessing slow memory instead of an annoying context-switch. A lot of the difference is not in that you can do something with these glasses, it's that you will.
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#76Very cool. Except... They forgot to show the "Ukulele $350" ad that pops up when he looks at the book. Also, "Monsieur Gayno Boxed Set - $24.95", "Feet hurt? Try walking shoes from Reebok!" and "John Smith for Mayor! I'll make the trains run on time."
I will pay a couple of bucks for ad-block for my spectacles.
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#77The entire photo-taking thing is a bit funny - with the price of storage the way it is, there probably isn't much harm in leaving the camera recording by default and have the user turn it off temporarily if they wish. There's no telling how many amazing photos you could take in a single day with technology like that.
I guess the flip side of that coin is the massive surveillance potential if these glasses are controlled by a third party like mobile phones are; they're even worse than mobile phones because they spend most of the day on your head rather than in your pocket.
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#78What this will provide for disabled and autistic people is amazing. It's too easy to get caught up in the "social sharing" part of this and forget that something like this can really help change people's lives. Edit: To expand a bit, take an autistic adult that wants to do something, like go to the movies. It's simple for us, we wash up, get dressed, go outside, go down the straight, hope on the 132 Bus for 3 stops,…
Also face blindness, or people with failing memory. Imagine if this system could automatically detect friends based on their face and summon their names and relevant context (recent calendar appointments, pictures, etc.)
heck, I think that a huge portion of the population would like that. I need to meet a person twice to remember their name, Having a thing that blips up "This is Eric, You met him 3 weeks ago at a workshop" would be worth early adopting.
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> God, what I wouldn't give to be apart of this. Get in touch with them!
Trust me, I'm working on it! Need to get a hold of this team. I'm working with someone building an app for Autistic and disabled people, and while a phone is great... this is just... she'll be awestruck.
I have one lead in this area - a former colleague in my robotics institute is clearly working with Sebastian Thrun now judging by the similar photos of bees both of them posted to G+ and FB recently. He also won't tell us which company he works for, so it's a pretty good bet! :-)
I'll see what I can get out of him, but I'm guessing it'll be nothing at all...
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It'll be only a matter of time before it's rooted and running AdBlock. :)
With an additional feature of blocking real-life ads on billboards & stuff :). I'd die to get that one.
I'm fairly certain that being dead will have exactly the intended effect here - no more real-life ads and billboards :)