Sci/Tech "I used Google Glass: the future, with monthly updates"

[tom_mai78101]

The frosted-glass doors on the 11th floor of Google’s NYC headquarters part and a woman steps forward to greet me. This is an otherwise normal specimen of humanity. Normal height, slender build; her eyes are bright, inquisitive. She leans in to shake my hand and at that moment I become acutely aware of the device she’s wearing in the place you would expect eyeglasses: a thin strip of aluminum and plastic with a strange, prismatic lens just below her brow. Google Glass.

What was a total oddity a year ago, and little more than an experiment just 18 months ago is now starting to look like a real product. One that could be in the hands (or on the heads, rather) of consumers by the end of this year. A completely new kind of computing device; wearable, designed to reduce distraction, created to allow you to capture and communicate in a way that is supposed to feel completely natural to the wearer. It’s the anti-smartphone, explicitly fashioned to blow apart our notions of how we interact with technology.

But as I release from that handshake and study the bizarre device resting on my greeter’s brow, my mind begins to fixate on a single question: who would want to wear this thing in public?

I used Google Glass: the future, but with monthly updates

Up close and personal with Google's visionary new computer

www.theverge.com

 

[FireCat]

Oh crap..
What's better? Heads down fingering a phone or heads up, mouth open "oblivious staring" eh?

 

[thewrongvine]

That's pretty sick. I mean, it's still early in its time so sure it may look a bit ridiculous for the public now, but I think with time it'll improve.

The glasses themselves though seem very interesting, futuristic like with many sci-fi movies. I already wear glasses, so I wouldn't mind wearing (modified) Google Glass.

 

[Dan]

That's pretty sick. I mean, it's still early in its time so sure it may look a bit ridiculous for the public now, but I think with time it'll improve.

The glasses themselves though seem very interesting, futuristic like with many sci-fi movies. I already wear glasses, so I wouldn't mind wearing (modified) Google Glass.

I already wear glasses too, which is why I cannot imagine being able to focus on data that is being projected so close to your face...If I look at the top right corner of my glasses now, I can't read anything...

 

[thewrongvine]

I think that's just a matter of getting used to something new though. Whatever complaints people have of this, I don't think in like 50 years it'll matter as things will probably improve.

 

[FireCat]

There are people, who don't need any glasses at all! Well, would you wear such thing?

 

[Siretu]

There are people, who don't need any glasses at all! Well, would you wear such thing?

Yes

 

[FireCat]

Yes

I don't! But why would you want to wear those?

 

[camelCase]

Why not?

 

[FireCat]

Safety, these things Just look silly., can you trust Google ?
And wouldn't you feel a bit crazy, "talking to a pair of glasses?"

 

[Siretu]

Well, I obviously don't own a phone. It's a safety precaution. Can I really trust Apple or Samsung? Obviously not. Also, I would feel a bit crazy talking to a piece of plastic and electronics.

And don't get me started on computers! Can't trust anyone these days!

 

[Accname]

Well, I obviously don't own a phone. It's a safety precaution. Can I really trust Apple or Samsung? Obviously not. Also, I would feel a bit crazy talking to a piece of plastic and electronics.

And don't get me started on computers! Can't trust anyone these days!

COMPUTERS ARE A TOOL OF SATAN!

 

[FireCat]

Well, I obviously don't own a phone. It's a safety precaution

And you want use such thing? You could easy fall down stairs... Seriously, people already crash etc... while using their phones, and now this?! People will be distracted while wearing these, No doubt about it! Accidents will happen! And you would feel moar crazy!

 

[Hatebreeder]

And you want use such thing? You could easy fall down stairs... Seriously, people already crash etc... while using their phones, and now this?! People will be distracted while wearing these, No doubt about it! Accidents will happen! And you would feel moar crazy!

It's your responsibility to decide wether your want to read 9gag or whatever while running downstairs or whatever challenges your concentration.
Personally, I wouldn't want to use the Glasses unless I'm required to have one. Eyes are quite delicate and it being under constant strain makes me think that epilepsy or some kind of damage may be the result of constant useage. And it's designed for constant useage. Why else would you want a screen full of shit in your sight? Actually, if other people can't see what you're doing, I'd watch porn in public. Yes, that sounds like a good plan.

 

[YourFace]

We have two eyes, so if only the top right of our right eye's field of vision sees the image, then it'll be transparent(2 eyes) and very hard to focus our vision on

 

[camelCase]

Paranoid Cat

 

[Dan]

We have two eyes, so if only the top right of our right eye's field of vision sees the image, then it'll be transparent(2 eyes) and very hard to focus our vision on

Yeah, I'm skeptical of the way in which we are to view data on these. I really can't imagine being able to read anything that CLOSE! Ideally, the data would be projected in my field of vision about a foot (1/3 ish yard) out! Now THAT would be cool. I'm not an expert on focal lengths and reflection angles, but it seems a bit far fetched as is.

 

[camelCase]

I duno, we can already trick the eyes into seeing stuff in 3D. We could probably pull a few more tricks to do that.

 

[KaerfNomekop]

I can only imagine this thing becoming so commonplace that people eventually lose the ability to see anything beyond 3 feet in front of them.

 

[FireCat]

Just hope it won't be commonly used