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Unfortunately, they still look too dorky to wear in public. All the tech gadgetry in the world won’t make a successful product if they don’t solve the fashion p
by mindgam3 8y ago
Unfortunately, they still look too dorky to wear in public. All the tech gadgetry in the world won’t make a successful product if they don’t solve the fashion problem first.
- stcredzero 8y agowon’t make a successful product if they don’t solve the fashion problem first How about Daft Punk inspired Sci-fi helmet? Lots of job site functionality could make use of hard hat plus safety goggles aesthetics. Welder's masks?
- mindgam3 8y agoSuccessful consumer product, which is what they are going for according to the article
- stcredzero 8y agoThere are a lot of people very serious about their job, who put aesthetics and even comfort on a lower priority. Maybe consumer is the wrong segment?
- ColanR 8y agoLove the idea, so long as the implementation is legal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-mask_laws
- TomMarius 8y agoIf it is not then the law is the problem (thankfully I'm from one of the countries where such ban would be against the constitution).
- stcredzero 8y agoIntent is key. I would be for an extension of anti-gang laws based on intent and patterns of behavior.
- stcredzero 8y agoWell, if the purpose of the device is to protect the wearer on a jobsite while providing rapid access to information, that's fine. If the purpose of the device is to enable group criminal activity with the benefit of anonymity, then I'm fine with that being outlawed. Let's look across world history at people who have used masks to conceal their identity while breaking the law -- especially those whose activities impinged upon politics. Overall, it's pretty skeezy. Even the ones who are still held as heroes in their culture's histories strike me as a bit skeezy. One pattern that seems to differentiate masked heroes from masked villains, is that the heroes generally hold to strict codes of justice, conduct, and decorum. The villains are often foul mouthed and readily reveal bitterness and hate and commit arbitrary destruction and violence. Sometimes, groups start out fitting the former description, then devolve into the latter.
- coenhyde 8y agoProbably but are we in a position to judge the fashion worthiness of this product to the Chinese market? I'm sure someone here is, but i'm not.
- nradov 8y agoThey should target industrial and military users first. Those buyers don't care about aesthetics. Imagine how useful AR goggles could be for maintenance technicians. Pull up diagnostic codes, schematics, and instructional videos while you've got your hands full working on a broken jet engine.
- josephpmay 8y agoFor those usecases you don’t need (or want) a glassed form factor. https://www.mirareality.com https://www.mirareality.com