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I don't trust any of the major tech companies to do a good job with this product. How long until your weather app needs access to that always on camera in your
by tmpz22 7y ago
I don't trust any of the major tech companies to do a good job with this product. How long until your weather app needs access to that always on camera in your glasses?
Practically I also can't imagine how they'll solve weight/battery/networking issues with the device particularly in athletic settings where you're literally putting the device through a constant earthquake.
Maybe we should stop wishing for some ridiculous convenience layer to be added to our lives and just look around during our runs like we've done for thousands of years.
- xwdv 7y agoOr (and this is controversial), design a convenience layer around some other sensory input that doesn’t require vision or alienates people with visual disabilities.
- Karunamon 7y agoWhy not both? Except, there are already solutions that work quite well for audio. Google Glass even used bone-conduction speakers IIRC.
- nradov 7y agoDon't worry about it. None of the major tech companies understand the endurance sports market and it's too small of a niche to even interest them.
- rtkwe 7y agoAll it need to do is define an interface and the sports watch/app companies will do it themselves. Google doesn't need to understand every usecase and make an app for it they made Android Wear and anyone can make an appropriate app.
- nradov 7y agoHaving an app doesn't help if the hardware sucks. Android Wear has been a failure in the sports market so far due to short battery life, awkward touch interface, and limited sensor support.