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But all the things available in a top-of-the-line smartphone were already available in a laptop. The only difference is that you don't need to pull it out of y

by eric-hu 15y ago

But all the things available in a top-of-the-line smartphone were already available in a laptop. The only difference is that you don't need to pull it out of your backpack. It's just a small improvement if you're into that kind of thing. I could go on, but my point here is that improvements are incremental. Having a desktop has been more convenient than a terminal remoting into a mainframe. A laptop is that much more convenient over a desktop, and likewise with a smartphone.

ralfd 15y ago
But always wearing glasses is certainly not more convenient than just using a device when you need it. It is like stripping your Smartphone on your wrist so you don't need to pull it out of the pocket. Also I doubt the vision will work that good like in the video. Just a detail: Imagine the battery constraint of an always-on and always-connected device! The glasses would be heavy! And second I find the Google googles vision more scary than awesome. Like someone quipped on a former thread "why would an advertising company would want to put a filter between your eyeballs and reality?" And while I understand that many would love a more cyberpunk-like future it frightens me. Imagine the amount of pointless distraction to always have a newsfeed in your visual field! Imagine the procrastination of people always lurking reddit or facebook or hackernews! You know how incredible rude it is when you are talking to people but they are checking their phone? And last not least: Imagine getting used to the glasses and not functioning without it anymore!!
- nknight 15y ago
  > But always wearing glasses is certainly not more convenient than just using a device when you need it. I take it you don't wear glasses. Many millions of us do. All day, every day, our entire lives. It's in no way inconvenient.

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But all the things available in a top-of-the-line smartphone were already available in a laptop. The only difference is that you don't need to pull it out of y

by eric-hu 15y ago

ralfd 15y ago
But always wearing glasses is certainly not more convenient than just using a device when you need it. It is like stripping your Smartphone on your wrist so you don't need to pull it out of the pocket. Also I doubt the vision will work that good like in the video. Just a detail: Imagine the battery constraint of an always-on and always-connected device! The glasses would be heavy! And second I find the Google googles vision more scary than awesome. Like someone quipped on a former thread "why would an advertising company would want to put a filter between your eyeballs and reality?" And while I understand that many would love a more cyberpunk-like future it frightens me. Imagine the amount of pointless distraction to always have a newsfeed in your visual field! Imagine the procrastination of people always lurking reddit or facebook or hackernews! You know how incredible rude it is when you are talking to people but they are checking their phone? And last not least: Imagine getting used to the glasses and not functioning without it anymore!!
- nknight 15y ago
  > But always wearing glasses is certainly not more convenient than just using a device when you need it. I take it you don't wear glasses. Many millions of us do. All day, every day, our entire lives. It's in no way inconvenient.