Google glass

Can't imagine wearing around a pair of glasses like this unless they are sunglasses. I bet one of the next technologies though will be HUDs built right into the windshields of cars, like the electronics built right into the windshield so that the windshield is clear glass, but also a complete computer display (like in those Corning "A Day Made of Glass" videos).

 

As a side note on consumer electronics in general, what's funny is that with the special effects they have now, they can create futuristic technologies that we don't yet have, so that even the most modern consumer electronics can look dated because you've seen something even cooler in a film but they just still have to invent it.

 

 

Or make a goal to reach. Minority report had future things that have or are coming to fruition.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technologies_in_Minority_Report

Outside of T&A I'm just not seeing the need. Am I missing something here or is this a product that we are being told we need, therefore we want it?

 

Do I really need the time of day in my HUD field of view at all times, lest I get vertigo looking down at my watch?

I think people are focusing on the gadget too much, rather than the interface. A good touch-free interface, voice activated only, is incredibly difficult to perfect. Getting computers to understand human language and interpret it correctly is no small feat, and it currently requires a massive supercomputer to parse human expression. That's really the big advance here, having a voice-only interface that (presumably) works rather well.

 

The hardware itself is already outdated. Things like retinal implants already exist and could be used as the display tech some day. In fact, the lead engineer for the Google Glass project has also done work with contact lenses that have displays embedded in them, so you can guess where this is headed in the next 5-10 years. Taking such a big leap would be difficult to get people to warm up to it; the Glass project is a small step towards device implants and perfecting the voice interface. Besides, when the iPhone first came out, everyone said people looked silly holding up a glass and metal slab to their face. Now, nobody gives it a second glance.

 

I'd imagine most people would agree that the ability to draw information about your surroundings is incredibly helpful, and doing it in a way that requires minimal invasive interaction with the device is even better. Having the information displayed in front of your eyes, regardless of where you're looking, is so much safer and easier than having to hold a device in your hand and look down at it. I'm also imagining an extension such as blind-spot detection for people, where cameras or IR detectors pick up moving objects and alert you if there's a possible collision. The Google Glass project is really about designing a better METHOD for devices to interact with the user and the surroundings; actual hardware implementation is less important.

I'm trying not to be too much of a devil's advocate, but here's what I'm thinking...

 

I think people are focusing on the gadget too much, rather than the interface. A good touch-free interface, voice activated only, is incredibly difficult to perfect. Getting computers to understand human language and interpret it correctly is no small feat...

I'm focusing on the need. Why do I need it? Why does Google think I will need it?

 

The hardware itself is already outdated. Things like retinal implants already exist and could be used as the display tech some day. In fact, the lead engineer for the Google Glass project has also done work with contact lenses that have displays embedded in them, so you can guess where this is headed in the next 5-10 years. Taking such a big leap would be difficult to get people to warm up to it; the Glass project is a small step towards device implants and perfecting the voice interface. Besides, when the iPhone first came out, everyone said people looked silly holding up a glass and metal slab to their face. Now, nobody gives it a second glance.

The unpredictability of human nature is completely absent here, even though the focus is supposed to be on the human interface. It makes huge assumptions about how people interact and how they use their senses. I'm reminded of the awesome utility of the beer hat and how it is strangely absent from most social settings. I really thought that technology was going to take off and people walking around with beer on their heads sucking on a straw would be accepted as common-place today. And why is it that everyone in this Google image search for Beerhat has a crazy-ass look on their face??? ...as if wearing the hat changes your mentality or something...

 

I'd imagine most people would agree that the ability to draw information about your surroundings is incredibly helpful, and doing it in a way that requires minimal invasive interaction with the device is even better.

Why? ...when I have eyes, ears, and an organic CNS that connects them all seamlessly. I'm totally connected almost all the time. What information do I need that I cannot already detect almost effortlessly in my environment? Do I need ads (a byproduct any software related to "free") or a menu in my monocle when I look at a restaurant across the street? How 'bout I just work on the closest alligator to the canoe -- like getting across the street. I'm a pretty average dude, and my need to be constantly entertained or informed is pretty low without entities like Google, Facebook, and Apple trying to make me believe otherwise. And this product suggests that I need it so bad that I can't even afford to look down to get it...that I need to have access to it within the milliseconds it takes to shift my focus from the monocle to my environment (or implant). If I really need to know where the nearest restaurant is around the corner, I can probably find a hundred other ways to figure it out and the 0.75 seconds I just saved are fairly inconsequential if not actually subtracting time that could be dedicated to the T&A walking by.

 

Having the information displayed in front of your eyes, regardless of where you're looking, is so much safer and easier than having to hold a device in your hand and look down at it. I'm also imagining an extension such as blind-spot detection for people, where cameras or IR detectors pick up moving objects and alert you if there's a possible collision. The Google Glass project is really about designing a better METHOD for devices to interact with the user and the surroundings; actual hardware implementation is less important.

Because people looking down at their iPhones and tripping is the next frontier in mobile tech? Knowing my own senses, I'm guessing that it doesn't matter if I'm looking down or looking through a monocle when I'm crossing the street or avoiding a dead body -- with my focus and attention pouring into a head-mounted drool cup (HMDC), I'm still distracted and it will still take time for me to take notice and react. If cell phones are any indicator...I have serious doubts in the average American to cope with this attention diverter any better than with a hand held device. And we're not even talking yet about people watching porn through their private HMDC and the awareness vacuum that would create.

 

I'm also imagining an extension such as blind-spot detection for people, where cameras or IR detectors pick up moving objects and alert you if there's a possible collision. The Google Glass project is really about designing a better METHOD for devices to interact with the user and the surroundings; actual hardware implementation is less important.

So I need this because either,

- I have no neck

- I am paralyzed and still find a way to travel at high speeds relative to my environment

 

Ok, ok, assuming your point is simply situational awareness enhancement however you slice it, who is the market for that? Old people? Blind people? Deaf people? ...the market is looking pretty small. UNLESS.......Google finds a way to convince the sheep it is something they NEED grounded in pure bullshit, which shouldn't be too tough.

Single seat. For a pilot you're quite the technophobe.

This and the occulus rift are making waves, and as others have said wearable display tech has really lagged versus other formats.

 

I'm all for it. And SingleSeat, come on, what could be better than the F-35's "Iron Man" targetting in your normal life?

 

This is the start of something great. Contacts...my god! We'll all be like the Terminator.

This is the start of something great. Contacts...my god! We'll all be like the Terminator.

 

Not far away heh heh...

 

they are reportedly selling for $1500. lots of geeks and dorks will fork that money just like the suckers that got bluetooth headset for $150 and walk around with blicking LEDs.

haha, and I have an extra degree in that computer nonsense too! *Bah*, it's all ball bearings.

 

I'm just saying to think critically and don't let the hip mentality at Google shove it down your throat without you knowing why you are buying it other than because they are selling it. 'Saying that tech without a need is the little kid with scissors looking for something to cut.

So do they sync with your phone? Where is the data stored, cloud storage?

A link from Reddit from someone who has been using them...or is it an it?

 

I used Google Glass...

Google Glass: The opposition grows

Can't imagine wearing around a pair of glasses like this unless they are sunglasses. I bet one of the next technologies though will be HUDs built right into the windshields of cars, like the electronics built right into the windshield so that the windshield is clear glass, but also a complete computer display (like in those Corning "A Day Made of Glass" videos).

 

As a side note on consumer electronics in general, what's funny is that with the special effects they have now, they can create futuristic technologies that we don't yet have, so that even the most modern consumer electronics can look dated because you've seen something even cooler in a film but they just still have to invent it.

 

How the fcuk do you expect a girl to get in the sack with you while wearing these things?

How the fcuk do you expect a girl to get in the sack with you while wearing these things?

 

Virtually?

Virtually?

 

 

lulz

 

I believe with the constant need of a smartphone and the distractions that come along with one, this wearable technology is the next logical step. Everything your need you phone for, but without having to take your eyes + mind off of the task at hand to do it. You don't need it now, but I think it will make life easier. Just bad timing for such a product.

I tried Google Glasses for the first time tonight and they are pretty damn cool. Needless I have a meeting with Google in the next few weeks as I am now a true believer in the product. The future is looking very cool.

 

Anyone here have them?

 

Besides for not being very in style the technology is mind blowing.

 

My sexy self (if you want to see my upright click the photo)

 

 

females seem to look better then males

 

Do they have versions that aren't so hairy?

Cool. Yours must be gen 2? I saw a group of people at pebble beach concourse with the gen one style. They looked quite silly. At least those look a little better. Subsequent generations I'm sure will have better integration into the glasses.

Uh... you can buy those already? I want some.

Do they have versions that aren't so hairy?

 

I shaved this morning! WTF

I shaved this morning! WTF

 

Well, that's what happens when you put rogaine on your face!

Cool. Yours must be gen 2? I saw a group of people at pebble beach concourse with the gen one style. They looked quite silly. At least those look a little better. Subsequent generations I'm sure will have better integration into the glasses.

 

Not sure on the generation, I'll have to call my friend who owns them and ask. The voice command and response time is instant. I am extremely impressed. Integration and aesthetics can only become more streamline and "covered up". I am very excited to get my own pair

Uh... you can buy those already? I want some.

 

Not yet these are part of the beta trial.

 

Well, that's what happens when you put rogaine on your face!

 

It said will smooth skin and feel like a babies ass! Luckily money back guarantee!

The clear glass version looks better than the sunglasses

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-it-feels/