Google Announces Project Glass

This reminds me of "Use the force Luke". I hope people don't start walking around with things like this all the time. I feel like in a 10 years people will walk around talking to themselves all the time and acting quite odd for today's standards ;p (I still find the people talking on handsfree cells phones weird at times.)

Re: Google Announces Project Glass

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Post by mdwrigh2 » Wed, Apr 04, 2012, 5:06 PM UTC

Previous discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3798171

Re: Google Announces Project Glass

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Post by forgotusername » Wed, Apr 04, 2012, 5:19 PM UTC

Guessing this may be the first technology I'll make fun of my kids for using. The mock-up looks pretty cool is any case.

Re: Google Announces Project Glass

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Post by johnpolacek » Wed, Apr 04, 2012, 5:27 PM UTC

If you're into this stuff, check out Steve Mann, who's been doing wearable tech since the 80's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Mann http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiFtmrpuwNY

Re: Google Announces Project Glass

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Post by eli_gottlieb » Wed, Apr 04, 2012, 5:31 PM UTC

This looks ridiculous.

Re: Google Announces Project Glass

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Post by ryandvm » Wed, Apr 04, 2012, 5:32 PM UTC

I dunno, maybe I'm a Luddite but I don't think the tendency to never be disconnected is good for the human psyche. I know that personally my own mental well being tends to suffer if I don't let myself have considerable stretches of time where I'm not consuming any information.

Also, though cool, the video is probably a pretty inaccurate representation of what that tech would actually get used for. It shows some guy getting directions, scheduling events, and meeting friends. Nice enough, but the reality is that, like most mobiles, it's probably more likely to be used for Facebook addiction and sending pointless text messages.

[I guess the answer is "yes", I'm becoming a Luddite.]

Re: Google Announces Project Glass

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Post by jasonlotito » Wed, Apr 04, 2012, 5:34 PM UTC

What 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, get off, walk 2 blocks, pay for tickets, and go into theater number 5. For someone with autism, they can struggle with things like this. These glasses provide them with visual cues base upon their location, so when they finally do get to the theater, the glasses can show them what to do next, and give them that visual cue.

Currently working on an app for tablets for this sort of things, but having it work in glasses would be simply amazing. God, what I wouldn't give to be apart of this.