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I think these are actually kind of lame use cases. They can almost entirely be replaced with a smart watch. Where this device has a unique advantage is overla

by jayd16 4y ago

I think these are actually kind of lame use cases. They can almost entirely be replaced with a smart watch. Where this device has a unique advantage is overlay AR. Turn by turn is somewhat there but I think a better way to look at this is passive information. You could walk by a business and see hours on a virtual sign. You could make an app to leave virtual art you could stumble on. I'd like to see more ideas like that. Just a new way to show notifications doesn't cut it for me.

com2kid 4y ago
> You could walk by a business and see hours on a virtual sign. Most stores have those posted already. :-D > They can almost entirely be replaced with a smart watch. Agreed, unfortunately current smart watches are tasked with doing a lot, and as a result they are not very good at blending into the background of life. I'd also love a life logger, being able to see snapshots of my day and quickly create journal entries. An automatic record of everyone I talked to, summaries of important conversations. Human potential could be greatly expanded with current day technology but sadly we are limiting ourselves.
- jayd16 4y ago
  >Most stores have those posted already. :-D Ok but it could be 3rd party data instead. It could be live open seating data, etc etc.
  - thaeli 4y ago
    Or, hear me out.. it could be _targeted advertisements._ /s Seriously though, I'd love to have a wearable adblock. Detect anything that resembles an ad, blank it out. Obviously not while you're doing anything safety critical, but most of the time - good trade.
pbhjpbhj 4y ago
Fix practically anything that instructions have been made for, unscrew here, unclip that, pull out that, replace this part; do it all backwards to put back together ... with visual overlays you're acting as a robot almost (that's good and bad). Also, anything the AR can see you put down/drop can be remembered; anything you're looking for can be highlighted (in theory). Would be fun to work on some other ideas.
- cptskippy 4y ago
  That would all be great but alas very battery intensive and things like dropped item tracking would require a high speed high fidelity camera.
- mrbombastic 4y ago
  Yes DIY is such a killer use case for this stuff, and what an awesome way to learn, imagine working on your car or anything really with an expert mechanic who can see exactly what your seeing highlighting where to turn your wrench or tell you that your technique is incorrect, or diagnose that weird sound you are hearing.

by jayd16 4y ago

com2kid 4y ago

> You could walk by a business and see hours on a virtual sign. Most stores have those posted already. :-D > They can almost entirely be replaced with a smart watch. Agreed, unfortunately current smart watches are tasked with doing a lot, and as a result they are not very good at blending into the background of life. I'd also love a life logger, being able to see snapshots of my day and quickly create journal entries. An automatic record of everyone I talked to, summaries of important conversations. Human potential could be greatly expanded with current day technology but sadly we are limiting ourselves.

jayd16 4y ago
>Most stores have those posted already. :-D Ok but it could be 3rd party data instead. It could be live open seating data, etc etc.
- thaeli 4y ago
  Or, hear me out.. it could be _targeted advertisements._ /s Seriously though, I'd love to have a wearable adblock. Detect anything that resembles an ad, blank it out. Obviously not while you're doing anything safety critical, but most of the time - good trade.

pbhjpbhj 4y ago

Fix practically anything that instructions have been made for, unscrew here, unclip that, pull out that, replace this part; do it all backwards to put back together ... with visual overlays you're acting as a robot almost (that's good and bad). Also, anything the AR can see you put down/drop can be remembered; anything you're looking for can be highlighted (in theory). Would be fun to work on some other ideas.

cptskippy 4y ago
That would all be great but alas very battery intensive and things like dropped item tracking would require a high speed high fidelity camera.
mrbombastic 4y ago
Yes DIY is such a killer use case for this stuff, and what an awesome way to learn, imagine working on your car or anything really with an expert mechanic who can see exactly what your seeing highlighting where to turn your wrench or tell you that your technique is incorrect, or diagnose that weird sound you are hearing.