[Closed] Google glass

the price is still set at the developer level (c.£1k) so not for me yet, but in a few years when they are down to the price of android wear devices (i.e. £100) then I will def be getting some.

Realistically, I'll be waiting until the stigma associated with wearing them dies away.

Does nothing for me, personally.

[quote=Stoner ]the price is still set at the developer level (c.£1k) so not for me yet, but in a few years when they are down to the price of android wear devices (i.e. £100) then I will def be getting some.

+1

Although it's wrapped up in comedy, this pretty much sums up my opinion on them at the mo.

I like the android wear watches, but the glass doesn't do it for me. Not sure I would ever want what's going on on my phone to be constantly in my line of sight.

We have a set in our US office for development use and the fun soon wears off.

Not enough apps etc for them at the moment at that pricepoint.

When the pricepoint drops and they release better more integrated apps then I might consider it if the stigma goes away in that time.

when I can have my current riding stats projected onto the inside of my Oakleys, then I might be interested.. until then, no.

I'm waiting till they invent a contact lens version. If anything screams bawbag, it's one of those things.

I can see work applications for them eg servicing equipment up a mast, you need both hands free for work / holding on, but with the glasses you can have instructions / live date feed always in view.

Bloke in this office bought them (it?). He's long sighted so has to wear corrective lens to view the display, which means he can't see normally when not viewing. All seems a bit pointless to me. Great for making secret videos in the highstreet, but not much else. 🙂
First thing I thought when I saw them was how big the display bit looks when you have them on.
Meeting up with a friend who now works for Google tonight, so be interested to see what his take on it is.

I'm holding out for Stravaglass, with realtime updates on fastest lines and biggest corner cuts.

But nah, seriously, I'll take the piss out of it all until the exact moment I get one, at which point I'll probably think it's awesome. But I think the current approach is basically a tech dead end, it'll be contacts and then optic nerve interfaces.

I had a go through work. Obviously still early days, but battery life is crap and the unit gets pretty hot. Not for me for day to day stuff but it will patently be brilliant for certain occupations and tasks. The directions app would obviously be very handy for finding your way by having directions appear in your eyeline. The translation of printed words is also amazing. The games, by contrast make you look like you have a severe case of Parkinson's.

The games, by contrast make you look like you have [s]a severe case of[/s] Parkinson's

But I think the current approach is basically a tech dead end, it'll be contacts and then optic nerve interfaces.

Of course it is but google are really getting the software side of it working with glass - it's not really about the hardware - as you say, the actual technology will eventually be part of the body even if it goes via an intermediate 'contact lense' stage.

Third eye, anyone?

I'm waiting till they invent a contact lens version. If anything screams bawbag, it's one of those things.

Not as far away as you think, a contact lens that can send medical data direct to your GP/optom is already in development, wont be long before further applications etc follow

an awesome idea for those who want to watch telly while they're driving! - i can't think of a single drawback!

oh.

the hustler - Member

Not as far away as you think, a contact lens that can send medical data direct to your GP/optom is already in development

Aye, I think the blood glucose monitoring contact is in serious trials too.

But what's the Humanity Loss?

Third eye, anyone?

Great PR for Google showcasing their innovative nature, more interesting than search, cloud and email.

freeagent - Member
when I can have my current riding stats projected onto the inside of my Oakleys, then I might be interested.. until then, no.

You already can [i]sort of[/i]

First few frame deigns, alot more (with other colour variants available)

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You see this:
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With Google Glass he gets to punch them in the face, and that gets an OK Google from me.

Missed this thread. Have one on the way. I'm writing a book on Wearable Media so have I have a get-out clause on the tw*t-factor and being a "glasshole". Really looking forward to riding with it! Feeling somewhat ambivalent about the privacy side of things (i.e. my own life-streaming as much as concerns about others), but it should be interesting given that it is not yet mass-market. It'll be fascinating to see what social norms emerge when they do drop in price and are developed by other companies.

Sorry if this is a blunt.
You will look like a sex offender.

iWatch is supposidly out soon. And you know everyone will be on that bandwagon.

I now have one. Haven't been into the park and a trip down to the shop isn't looking appealing either. I have however been out on the roadie (mtb to follow). Here's my blogged post for those interested: http://reflectionsonglassblog.wordpress.com/

🙂

iWatch is supposidly out soon. And you know everyone will be on that bandwagon.

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Job done.

Go up to strangers in the street and address them whilst holding a camera in their face and see what types of reaction your going to receive - As this is effectively what you'll be doing wearing Google Glass.

Yeah, people do that already with mirrors and black bits of plastic though 🙂
On a slightly elf'n'safety tangent, they need to offer one with all the electro gubbins on the left arm. Blocking right eye peripheral vision would stop me using one a bike for sure.

Much hyperbole surrounding Glass, but yeah, sticking a camera in someone's face is intrusive. Reality is, it won't be functioning – not enough battery life! It'll be interesting to see how the norms play out if it makes it to mass market. I think this will be dictated by the nature of the apps developed rather than the platform itself. On biking, no issue with peripheral vision. I've only had one trip out with it, but there is a tendency to fiddle with the gadget. This may be reduced with use as I better work our scrolling and photo/video capture functions.

On the upside, as I ride mostly solo – and I guess this may continue being a Glass-wearer 😉 – it is great for capturing footage as I ride. I can never be bothered to stop for snaps.

I think where wearables is going is very interesting (I found out recently that Dick Cheney has a wireless pacemaker which US Secret Service are worried could be hacked to assassinate him) but someone really has to think through the safety implications here. Pedestrians are already dithering into the street and drivers totally distracted by phones, sat nav etc...

I can't see how having the screen right in your vision is in any way safe when you're out and about. I've got visions of lots of people walking into doorways in their house and office too...

Using your phone whilst driving is already illegal but people are just ignoring the law so I can't see how Glass (or any head-up display) can have mass usage across the population in a way which avoids a load of carnage. I can't see what framework you can put in place to ensure it's used safely and appropriately

Personnaly I think there are the future, though I'll wait until their £100 and have been firmware hacked to remove the bloatware 🙂

For navigation regular GPS units are far easier to use. I suppose some would use Glass for driving, but there's no reason why it's any better.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when/if they do go mass-market. As an extremely "selfish" technology [it's all about my experience rather than yours] I can't see them being popularly adopted in public, but I'm less sure about quasi-public places. Are pupils and students going to be each recording lectures and flicking between apps and pages mid-lecture? As a lecturer, can't say I fancy having 150 cameras pointing at me.

Point about bloatware is a big one. The problem of the technology is less about Glass itself, but the Google ecology you get locked into.