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Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by gfodor »

huhtenberg wrote: post #80
huggah wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days has found the instant camera to be the most compelling feature of Glass. The author of this article did as well! In that context, I can't see how it makes sense to offer a camera-less version, at least not at launch.

> Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days Are you on the project Glass team or something? :) Have these persons commented on the actual display quality? The resolution, the color depth and so on. There's suspiciously ZERO in-use shots of the display as seen by the wearer. Makes you wonder why.

I'd imagine getting an accurate visualization of how glass actually looks (without simulation) would be a bit more involved than just sticking a camera in place of the wearer's head. It certainly seems like the type of thing you simply have to put on to get a sense of how it feels.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by bsimpson »

saalweachter wrote: post #64
bsimpson wrote: post #12

I'm in the Explorer program, but practical issues like fashion/etiquette have had me reconsidering if I'd really be willing to spend money to put a computer on my face. This review has gone a long way towards assuaging those concerns, but I wonder what they can do about anti-theft. Being pickpocketed on public transit is a very real concern in most cities with >500k people. Imagine how much easier it'd be to snatch a…

When the objects being stolen have GPS, wireless, and cameras, with even a modicum of well-designed anti-theft infrastructure it should really become criminally stupid to steal them. It's kind of sad that you can steal a smart phone and get away with it.

Anything with an off-switch can be offed. Anything else can have the batter run down.

If it's a safety device on another piece of hardware, like a GPS tracker for a bike, they can always destroy the tracker separately from the item.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by huhtenberg »

kzrdude wrote: post #87
huhtenberg wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days Are you on the project Glass team or something? :) Have these persons commented on the actual display quality? The resolution, the color depth and so on. There's suspiciously ZERO in-use shots of the display as seen by the wearer. Makes you wonder why.

You can't really photograph it, it's so close to the eye.

You and I can't probably photograph it, but the Glass marketing people should be perfectly capable of doing that, don't you think?

I mean, c'mon, it's an interaction product. With no images of the actual interaction. How odd is that.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by bsimpson »

tomkarlo wrote: post #26
bsimpson wrote: post #12

I'm in the Explorer program, but practical issues like fashion/etiquette have had me reconsidering if I'd really be willing to spend money to put a computer on my face. This review has gone a long way towards assuaging those concerns, but I wonder what they can do about anti-theft. Being pickpocketed on public transit is a very real concern in most cities with >500k people. Imagine how much easier it'd be to snatch a…

Pickpockets depend on the fact that you won't realize what they've done until they're long gone. What you're talking about is more like the old 1980's-era-New York-type chain / purse grab, and that doesn't seem to happen as often any more because it's so blatant.

It depends. They also rely on the element of surprise. Everyone I know who's been mugged or seen one happen on public transit has had something grabbed right as the doors are closing, so the thief slips away before you have time to squeeze through the crowd to run after.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by nooneelse »

ck2 wrote: post #29

Is it just me or is anyone else bothered by the uneven design where one side has the display and the other side does not. My mind wants the sides to be the same, they should put a fake one on the other side.

I think having a fake display would be taking it too far. However, having a frame that puts an extra battery and/or the 3G chip & antenna over on the other side would make it nicely less visually lop-sided and have functional benefits.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by saalweachter »

bsimpson wrote: post #92
saalweachter wrote: post #64

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When the objects being stolen have GPS, wireless, and cameras, with even a modicum of well-designed anti-theft infrastructure it should really become criminally stupid to steal them. It's kind of sad that you can steal a smart phone and get away with it.

Anything with an off-switch can be offed. Anything else can have the batter run down. If it's a safety device on another piece of hardware, like a GPS tracker for a bike, they can always destroy the tracker separately from the item.

Yeah, but people aren't stealing a smart phone to power off and display on their mantle, or trade inert as a representational currency, and you can hardly smash the GPS out of it. People are stealing smart phones to use, or to sell to other people to use.

Local hardware access is ultimately unbeatable, but it should at least be hard.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by llimllib »

> Google’s X Lab initiative, the lab also responsible for... neural networks.

Wait, what? In what sense can google's X Lab be said to be responsible for neural networks?

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by jsn »

drzaiusapelord wrote: post #81
danso wrote: post #58

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Dashboard cams in Russia are ostensibly popular because they help document incidents of roadside violence/malfeasance http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/02/russian-dash-cams/

Aren't these a requirement for any Russian auto insurance?

No.

Re: I used Google Glass

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Post by molbioguy »

If someone is being photographed, is there any way for that person to know that Google Glass is recording video? I would feel really uncomfortable if a colleague had Google Glass on at a meeting or at lunch or in my office, unless I knew I wasn't being recorded. The privacy concerns on this are enormous in my view.
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