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It's been all over the news that those who don these specs are called glass holes. Are you one of them?
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It's been all over the news that those who don these specs are called glass holes. Are you one of them?
Google also acquired Revolv. That's gonna be their HomeKit equivalent
And Nest acquired Dropcam
Glass-holes aren't helping the issue any when they complain about their right to wear Google Glass everywhere because it's their prescription glasses. One can't just strap prescription glasses to anything they like (an AK-47 perhaps?) and insist that they be able to take those glasses everywhere. Nobody is questioning your right to wear prescription glasses; it is the camera they are concerned about, and if you don't understand that, you must be colossally obtuse.
Hm, I disagree. I can maybe see watches hitting a popular stride by the end of 2016, but glasses? Nope. They have a much longer path to take.
There are too many inherent issues with them right now. At a minimum there has to be a fundamental change in the size and concealment of the device for there to be social acceptability (i.e. not looking like a douchebag running around filming everything 24/7).
Even if you fix that, which is certainly possible given time, there are other issues as well. Those of us who don't wear glasses, don't want to start wearing them. Those of us who do wear glasses, rely on them and cannot do without if they are banned in theaters, restrooms, restaurants, bars, secretive workplace environments, etc.
It's not just obvious, it's a matter of fact. Remote Homekit access support has already been added to the beta firmware for the ATV. Apple should add Homekit support to all of its always-on devices (ATV, Airport Express, Airport Extreme, Airport Capsule).
Hm, I disagree. I can maybe see watches hitting a popular stride by the end of 2016, but glasses? Nope. They have a much longer path to take.
There are too many inherent issues with them right now. At a minimum there has to be a fundamental change in the size and concealment of the device for there to be social acceptability (i.e. not looking like a douchebag running around filming everything 24/7).
Even if you fix that, which is certainly possible given time, there are other issues as well. Those of us who don't wear glasses, don't want to start wearing them. Those of us who do wear glasses, rely on them and cannot do without if they are banned in theaters, restrooms, restaurants, bars, secretive workplace environments, etc.
It's not just obvious, it's a matter of fact. Remote Homekit access support has already been added to the beta firmware for the ATV. Apple should add Homekit support to all of its always-on devices (ATV, Airport Express, Airport Extreme, Airport Capsule).
They need to integrate this into sunglasses. A $10 pair of sunglasses from a fancy company cost $400. If they added this tech to sunglasses that look good and sold them for $500, people would buy them. The tinted glasses mean that you won't be able to see the screen from the other side, so they can look just like regular glasses to everyone else.
I've been thinking about this.
Apocryphal or not, I was once informed that the second book Gutenberg printed was, basically, porn.
Certainly horny folks propelled videocassettes to higher, faster success than they otherwise would have achieved. Ditto the Internet.
So the pervs will always be among the earliest adopters any new technology with a possible relevance to their compulsions. Glass is no difference, and the reports of dudes taking wink-snapshots of their neighbors standing at urinals in the mens' room are a case in point.
And of course hipsters will always do what's stylish and annoying.
But let's be fair: There are a gazillion non-perv/non-hipster use-cases for Glass. Navigation, real-time translation, visual guidance of a dozen sorts... the notion of an omnipresent heads-up virtual display fed by the bottomless resources of the Cloud is exciting, and I hope Fadell can help it become a mainstream technology.
They need to get rid of the camera. That's the biggest thing eveyone hates.
I have absolutely no interest in a product like this, however.
I have absolutely no interest in a product like this, however.
LOL @ Google....
Problems with GG
1. difficult to use, Voice recognition is terrible, interface is worse, camera is terrible and tough to use even for those doing niche work like instruction etc.,
2. public perception of GG is not good.
3. makes people stand out.... not in a good way. It's 1980s dork, not 2015 cool nerd dorky...
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that is the only redeeming value... get rid of the camera and GG is just a horrible heads-up display.
Problems with GG
1. difficult to use, Voice recognition is terrible, interface is worse, camera is terrible and tough to use even for those doing niche work like instruction etc.,
2. public perception of GG is not good.
3. makes people stand out.... not in a good way. It's 1980s dork, not 2015 cool nerd dorky...
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that is the only redeeming value... get rid of the camera and GG is just a horrible heads-up display.
Apple could buy him back from Google if they really wanted. He obviously isn't a priority to them.
It's not just him.
Look at Apple Watch's crown. Yet another wheel.
Projects such as Glass provide lots of experience and feedback related to experimental UI concepts.
I'd say that Glass had an impact on how Google Now is presented via cards, and the recent growth of Card UI implementations as a solution for sometimes limited I/O situations.
That applies to Apple Watch as well, with its "Glances".
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When I say types of wearables I am not limited to just glasses and watches.
This two attempts at wearables aren't going to be the end, and I seriously doubt any of them will hit in a big way. Smart Watches have been around for a while too.
But something will come along that will make our shinny new iPhone6's look ancient within 5 years.
...And it's gone.
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-pulls-plug-on-glass-but-the-idea-lives-on/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-pulls-plug-on-glass-but-the-idea-lives-on/
Google glass is pretty lame. I once saw a guy wearing them at work. Come to think of it, this guy is also pretty lame. Stupid is as stupid does.
When people watch Back to the Future II, they don't see the eyewear communications devices on the cast members and think "Ooh I wish that was a thing!" They think "Wow, that's stupid!"
We want flying cars and HoverBoards, not Internet Glasses.
We want flying cars and HoverBoards, not Internet Glasses.
Speaking as a current Glassrider working on a hardware expansion to the Google Glass platform, my take on the whole Glass effort is it's half technical and half marketing/social.
First, the single recital design is a good start but if you make it a full pair of eyeglasses, you have more space for hardware and open up the device to stereo graphics.
Second, the "Gl*******" stigma is real where you rarely see anyone wearing glass along general public in the last six months. Selling it for north of a grand and then having no red LED to note video recording on it has created a bit of public envy and spite for the device over all.
IMO, the whole platform needs a work-over in industrial design and third party OS friendly hardware. Make the platform more open. Allow third party native-C code avoiding the Java VM overhead -- with a friendly third party driver API PLEASE!! -- and you'll have something that gets more public acceptance.
CES this year was full of AR glasses with stereo vision. Suddenly the field is crowded and a shakedown is coming.
Good luck, your work it cut out for you.
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You forgot to mention the pony you didn't get when you were ten.
First, the single recital design is a good start but if you make it a full pair of eyeglasses, you have more space for hardware and open up the device to stereo graphics.
Second, the "Gl*******" stigma is real where you rarely see anyone wearing glass along general public in the last six months. Selling it for north of a grand and then having no red LED to note video recording on it has created a bit of public envy and spite for the device over all.
IMO, the whole platform needs a work-over in industrial design and third party OS friendly hardware. Make the platform more open. Allow third party native-C code avoiding the Java VM overhead -- with a friendly third party driver API PLEASE!! -- and you'll have something that gets more public acceptance.
CES this year was full of AR glasses with stereo vision. Suddenly the field is crowded and a shakedown is coming.
Good luck, your work it cut out for you.
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You forgot to mention the pony you didn't get when you were ten.
It's a failure because it costs more than most high end desktop computers....AND still requires a smartphone to be fully functional. I'm sorry but $1500 for a wireless bluetooth display is ridiculous. Improve the design so the wearer doesn't look like a hipster douche and slash the price by about 80% and we'll talk.
The Google Glass thing is just not ready yet, the camera alone makes me think of creepy men near playgrounds. Also the safety when driving a car, riding a bike, walking is not fully explored. It will happen one day, but there are many things to be sorted out first. The glass thing will happen AFTER we find it acceptable to talk to our wrist.
I would rather own a Google Glass over the Apple Watch any day. Seems much cooler. That said, both of these products would probably be cool at first, and then tossed into a drawer and not used again.
Why wouldn't you use the programmable thermostat? Then you wouldn't have to do all that manually.
Anyway, the Nest core concept as I understand it is learning your habits so you don't have to manually program it (as many people don't). This saves money on AC/Heat.