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Sergey Brin Demos Google Glass At I/O
- jfoutz 14y agoNeat, perhaps silly, demo. I'm ready for my gargoyle rig now.
- brittohalloran 14y agoPretty cool keynote. Apple-like coolness and wow moments but Googlefied. RIP Steve -- master of the keynote.
- huxley 14y agoMakes me wonder, Steve Jobs never needed to have someone jump out of a plane to get people excited about a product. I was far more impressed with the Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean than any of the rest of the demos.
- ok_craig 14y agoDoesn't that mean Google also didn't need to have someone jump out of a plane to get you excited about a product? It was just a bonus.
- huxley 14y agoYou must be confusing me with someone who hates Google or Google products in general. I didn't say Google couldn't impress me, I just happen to believe that really exciting products don't need showy fanfares like that and when someone compared that "spectacle" with a Steve Jobs keynote, I pointed out the obvious contrast. For all his other flaws, Steve Jobs put the product front and center.
- saraid216 14y agoIn this case, Brin gave his product <puts on glasses> airtime.
- ok_craig 14y agoWhat I mean is, you said these two things back to back: "Steve Jobs never needed to have someone jump out of a plane to get people excited about a product" "I was far more impressed with the Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean than any of the rest of the demos." Doesn't the second sentence mean you're excited about a Google product? A product that they didn't demo by having someone jump out of a plane with? Isn't that a direct contradiction to what you're saying about Google with first sentence?
- huxley 14y agoI wasn't saying that Google can only impress by firing people out of airplanes, I'm saying that if their products are good, that's enough, they can stand on their own, and people can be excited by the products themselves. Let me map it out: Steve Jobs, professional product demo, no parachutes or BMX bike acrobatics == Good Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean, professional product demo, no parachutes or BMX bike acrobatics == Good Google Glasses, no real product demo, several parachutists, pathetic BMX stunts, lame high-five at end == Sad
- ok_craig 14y agoOkay, I thought you were making no distinction between your #2 and #3. But eh, I thought it was kind of cool. The jumping out of planes part didn't help sell the product to me, it was just fun to watch. Brin was so genuinely excited.
- mikeash 14y agoHe had somebody (Phil Schiller, I think) jump through a literal hoop to demonstrate their first wifi-capable notebook computer, does that count?
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- dm8 14y agoNoob question, where can I find the recorded version of that demo?
- sp332 14y agoThe skydiving demo is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM
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- suprgeek 14y agoThis was a sensational demo - the energy in the room when those jumpers walked on stage was great! Good for Google -they are often accused of missing the human element. Not Any More.
- jimmar 14y agoThat demo actually made me excited. It was really great work. I wished their on-stage demo could have built off of that energy.
- karpathy 14y agoI noticed that too. It was a sensational, unexpected, brilliant demo that made me feel wonderful things inside, mixed with reflections about the entire human race, and then it was followed by an underwhelming, slightly silly and slow presentation. It didn't fit... it didn't flow.
- eitally 14y agoBut on the other hand, the fact that this seemed almost entirely unscripted (the presentation) and that Sergey felt strongly enough to go public with Glass as rough as it currently is, spoke more to me about the excitement and innovation going on at Google than anything else (seriously, Nexus Q?!?). As other posters have said, augmented reality like this is the future.
- crockstar 14y agoI get that they were going for excitement but for someone who wasn't watching it live I can't help like feeling: what a waste of bright minds. And I do think this comes down to the demo. As others have mentioned there must be better uses but to me it seems like sensationalism that boils down to this if you weren't there: I can livestream something from (essentially) a helmet cam to a platform that not many people actually use. I know I'm being cynical but I struggle to come up to a practical use where the technology does not already exist (thinking surgery, military, etc.) so my only assumption is they can compete on price or I'm just missing something and getting old.
- cosmez 14y agoGoogle Glass! first thing that came to my mind: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18071353/Google%20Glass.png https://dl.dropbox.com/u/18071353/Google%20Glass.png
- runjake 14y ago$1,500 for US-based Google IO attendees. Pre-order at conference only. They won't ship until early next year. Yikes. Edit: I know these aren't consumer devices. I'm speaking fron a developer perspective. Noticed how literally no one clapped when Sergey announced the price, unlike when the Nexus 7 price was announced?
- dm8 14y agoI'd buy it for sure!
- cheald 14y agoI don't understand the freakout over the price. This is a beta, dev-only prototype device designed to get it into the hands of the hardcore for exploration, testing, and development. $1500 is a blip in a dev shop budget. It's obviously not a consumer-ready device yet, and with it, no consumer-ready price point. There is no economy of scale at play here yet.
- reddit_clone 14y agoWell, Google can always display targeted Ads over wearer's eyebrows and make the glasses free.
- kmfrk 14y agoThey had better come with prescription glasses at that price.
- clarky07 14y agoYeah clearly the extra $8 of value that provides makes a difference.
- throwaway1979 14y agoActually ... this is a valid question. I have a pretty high prescription and can't bear to wear contact lenses. Am I out of luck? Note: I think the price is pretty fair. If this was open to non IO attendees, I'd sign up for it. I want to understand what the solution is for people with prescription glasses.
- rbn 14y agoThis is very cool tech wise. But I dont know if people would actually wear this at a party.
- smackfu 14y agoSome people wear Bluetooth earpieces every waking moment.
- kennywinker 14y agoNobody invites those people to parties though. Seriously, the bluetooth earpiece quickly became a universal symbol for pompous idiot. Much like the Segway is a well understood symbol of doofy nerd-dom. I will be very surprised if Google Glass wearers don't fall into one or both of those categories real fast. Until wearable computing gets MUCH more seamless, I think there will be social pressure on people who use it.
- smackfu 14y agoYou could argue that's just because those things never hit critical mass. People checking their palm pilot calendar was doofey. People checking their smart phone calendar is normal.
- stcredzero 14y agoThe devil is in the details. Styluses were too slow as input, and the device was separate from the main comms device.
- heedspin 14y agoThe social pressure of always being video recorded could be interesting. Same pressure you feel writing something on facebook: "What will my Mom think of this comment..." Now you see someone with Google Glass show up at the party and it's time to put your video persona on (and your pants).
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- stcredzero 14y agoThey could change form factors for wider acceptance. A form factor that looks like hipster glasses with lenses that dynamically darken would do very well. For some different and older crowds, building these into visors and caps would be good for tourism applications. Add an app that can do limited communications -- like yes/no/maybe/Google-that-please using 1-3 taps on your cellphone, or give a human assistant the ability text and ask questions and pop up a dynamic menu, and this would be very useful to businesspeople and diplomats.
- michaelbuckbee 14y agoThis is a really smart insight regarding seniors. So often technology is something that leaves the elderly behind, but occasionally something wonderful and unexpected happens as a side effect. Specifically, I'm thinking of eReaders ability to adjust font sizes and the 'magic' side effect of making every book a large print edition. I could see similar outcomes with augmented vision glasses: magnifying modes for reading menus, high contrast adjustments for when it's dark, etc.
- commandar 14y ago>A form factor that looks like hipster glasses with lenses that dynamically darken would do very well. Make them shatter-resistant wrap arounds and I'd imagine you'd get some interest from people in the shooting sports, too. You already see people clipping things like Contour Roams to their ear pro to get match footage for later analysis.
- jonmrodriguez 14y ago> A form factor that looks like hipster glasses with lenses that dynamically darken would do very well. My startup is making exactly this. We're taking pre-orders for $189 that ship in December, with a form factor of hipster glasses, wifi link to stream through your smartphone, and electric sunglass lenses! http://indiegogo.com/socialvideoglasses http://indiegogo.com/socialvideoglasses
- jonmrodriguez 14y agoReally, a downvote? I could see that if my comment were not germane, but I'm replying directly to parent with relevant info.
- czr80 14y agoIt's a cool stunt, but I don't quite understand why everyone is so excited about this as a tech demo - surely a head mounted camera is the least interesting use of Google Glass, and the big unknown is how it looks on the user side?
- roc 14y agoIt's a shame they over-promised out of the gate. If they didn't start with that absurd concept video, revealing a life-blogging/recording peripheral with future potential would be pretty interesting. Instead, it's a guaranteed let-down every time they demo an incremental step like this.
- modfodder 14y agoThis. I was disappointed there was no HUD showing GPS data or any data really. In hindsight the streaming was impressive, but I just couldn't get over that I wanted to see more from the concept video.
- ok_craig 14y agoIt was cool because it was live streaming from four separate devices at the same time into a hangout, and they were switching views between them live. Impressive that they all somehow had a stable enough internet connection while flying through the air.
- frankydp 14y agoAgree. Connectivity is the hard part about streaming, not the recording. I was also confused why I could not replicate with a helmet mounted cell phone. I was pretty let down by the whole thing. It must have been a "had to be there" kind of demo because it doesn't translate to a video i guess. I was in the living room with a couple non-tech people and I saw the post on HN and pulled it up on the TV. First comment was "why is a bunch of helmet cams amazing?". I did not bother explaining.
- curiousfiddler 14y agoThis is why I love google. They back engineering efforts wonderfully. Glass does look like a good wearable computing device.
- rexf 14y agoRight now, the product screams alpha build. But given 3+ hardware generations, it'd be useful to have a HUD with customized real-time data. Probably information overload for most people, but wearing googles beats checking a phone in your pocket for convenience.
- calinet6 14y agoLots of people currently wear glasses to help them see. Regardless of whether you have good optical vision, why not wear glasses to help you see the internet? Miniaturize this into a standard and stylish eyeglass format, integrate it seamlessly with the glass (or empty frames for those with good vision), sell it in a dozen different styles and designs, and it will fly. That's surely where they're going with it. And it will be awesome and entirely socially acceptable. This is the kind of thing you can see saying in the future, "Man, remember when we had to carry around those big phones with hard displays in our pockets? Crazy." They're moving forward on what could possibly be the next cell phone, and if they do it right (read: good human interface) then they might lead the market. It's cooler than people are giving it credit for, I think.
- mitchty 14y agoI've had to wear glasses since I was a kid. Can't say I like the idea of glass in general. I'm going to be getting PRK surgery this year to finally ditch the glasses, hopefully this isn't a new fad of wearable devices. I know some family members that have been in the air force aren't huge fans of hud type technology as its too distracting. Who knows maybe i'll be proven wrong.
- curiousfiddler 14y agoTrue. I'd love to see where this stands after 3+ iterations rather than just forming in opinion after the launch. I feel this is a viable new platform rather than just being a fancy gadget. How often would I use my smartphone if I use a Glass?
- Anechoic 14y agoGlass looks interesting, but (presuming the price comes way down, which it surely well) I can't see it having a whole lot of traction in consumer markets. Yeah it's small and light, but it's still going to be distracting - I've worn glasses for 30 years That said, I could really see glass taking off in occupations that require field work - for example, a surveyor or construction foreman can use them in the field and managers/architects/engineers can review pictures and video of project progress or problems that might crop up in the field. It could be attractive to certain consumer markets like cyclists, etc. Similarly I could see Glass being adopted wholeheartedly by military, security and police personnel, especially as replacement for military helmet cams. All my opinion of course. We certainly live in interesting times, and kudos for Google for trying to expand our horizons. edit: BTW if the developer preview were available to non-IO attendees, I'd seriously consider getting one. Like I said, it would be extremely useful during field work.
- lolilives 14y agoMaybe it could have potential as a gimmicky child's toy in which you can take care of/play/see your virtual pet while you're wearing the glasses? Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Coil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Coil
- swah 14y agoWhat do you mean? Its much better for those of us who use glasses: just order one with your prescription.
- Anechoic 14y agoI am a glasses wearer that drives a lot (25k miles per year), cycles a decent amount (around 1,000 miles per year), plays sports and practices a martial art - I am constantly dealing with blind spots caused by bridges, nose-pad temples, as well as reflections off the lenses. Unless Glass becomes significantly smaller (it will get smaller over time, but I'm talking a few cubic mm) it becomes one more blind spot. Certainly for me it would become enough of a hassle that I couldn't imagine wearing it around all the time, which means having to dig it out for the times when I do want to use it (which means remembering to bring, etc) - at that point, why not just use my cellphone? I suspect I'm not alone, but we'll find out over the coming years.
- irunbackwards 14y agoHere's the actual hangout: https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/ZAnS9UMSP5e https://plus.google.com/111626127367496192147/posts/ZAnS9UMS...
- skystorm 14y agoThat's actually a pre-recorded (and cut) video of a similar jump, possibly a training/testing run -- not the one performed live at I/O.
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- cs702 14y agoI see at least one eager early-adopter market for Google Glass: amateur pornographers who want to share their, um, personal experiences. Don't laugh -- throughout history, pornographers have been early-stage adopters of new media technologies -- e.g., see http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v49/no1/johnson.html http://www.law.indiana.edu/fclj/pubs/v49/no1/johnson.html
- danieldrehmer 14y agoBut how are they going to avoid turning off their partners wearing that?
- gouranga 14y agoPerhaps they've got a Tron fetish...
- stcredzero 14y agoThere's already a market for Point of View (POV) porn, and people are already having sex holding big camcorders.
- kmfrk 14y agoThe concept of sincere intimacy in porn is more of an exception than a rule in the industry.
- minikomi 14y agoOr perhaps a sub-genre..
- trafficlight 14y agoIf there's anything the internet has taught me, it's there's a niche for everything. See: Rule 34.
- rmc 14y agoErr... I hate to break it to you, but most pornography is done for cash. The people don't actually do it for fun, and, hope not to burst you bubble, but they are faking a lot of the time… A little blue pill and some 'acting' is all you need,
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- fear91 14y agoAm I the only one that thinks this is pretty lame?
- rimantas 14y agoNo. I just don't see the point, unless it is "get overloaded to the max". And some additional space for google ads?
- saraid216 14y agoWhy would they bother selling ads on a device that they just got money for giving to you?
- duaneb 14y agoMore money?
- Achshar 14y agoYou are confusing b/w software and hardware. But that's understandable since Google has primarily been a software company. Ads are only needed in software. Google's revenue will come from selling the device. So no ads needed. Do you see ads in Windows or OSX or iPhone/iOS?
- Achshar 14y agoYes.
- kalid 14y agoWhen you look at an acorn, do you see a nut or an oak tree? :)
- planetguy 14y agoStatistically very few acorns will wind up finding the correct conditions to grow into a full oak tree, so until further notice I just see a nut.
- harshaw 14y agoWas looking forward to an augmented reality demo. I thought the idea was that info was projected on the "glass". It would be cool to build a hack for a heads up display with some custom telemetry.
- wahsd 14y agoI don't think total augmented reality is the goal with these devices. Besides, I sense that truly useful augmented reality is still so far off; to the point where the AI needed would totally negate the need for AR beyond some one trick pony act that's amusing for about 30 seconds.
- harshaw 14y agoI was thinking of something fairly easy and specific. I happen to be married to a Dentist. When she is working she has her hands full and is already wearing protective eye wear. A cool use case is to display patient specific display on an unobtrusive heads up display mounted to the glasses rather than turning her head to look back at the monitor to see the patient's chart. I am sure this technology is possible right now but google glasses would presumably dramatically lower the price and availability. So, this isn't pie in the sky AR but something more specific and approachable in the near term (and great for developer hacking).
- tjr 14y agoI agree. As a musician, I'm looking forward to some sort of heads-up display that I can use to show chord charts. The same sort of system you describe here should work, I would think.
- bayleo 14y agoI would at least like to see the data they already have from Goggles in a live overlay; that way it could at least identify and display information about notable landmarks/stores/etc, but I'm sure they're struggling enough with getting the hardware and the basic OS working that they probably have not had time to refine the content beyond basic camera/G+ functionality.
- KevinEldon 14y agoGoogle Glass, or any similar product, is going to have at least one killer feature... real-life DVR. Instead of having to snap tho photo at just the right time or start recording before something amazing happens, w/ Glass (hopefully!) you can "rewind" and capture what you just saw happen.
- zcam 14y agoThis sounds a lot like what was described in the UK miniseries "Black Mirror": in short, record your life.
- veb 14y agoIf anyone hasn't watched this BBC show: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085059/ I absolutely think this is the kind of show (3 episodes so far) that's aimed at the HN crowd. Completely blew me away.
- Leynos 14y agoJust a slight correction: Black Mirror was produced for Channel 4 (as opposed to the BBC).
- mxxx 14y agoyeah i was thinking that while watching the demo. cool, verging on creepy.
- RandallBrown 14y agoCheck out the movie Final Cut with Robin Williams. It's about a time when people have cameras embedded in their eyes that record EVERYTHING, then someone edits together a video of their life. It deals with the fact that these editors get to see literally EVERYTHING (sex, crimes, etc.) that the people do. Very interesting.
- kmfrk 14y agoJustin from justin.tv basically decided to record his entire life with a head-mounted camera as what later pivoted to the company we know.
- jwarzech 14y agoHere is the link to today's actual demo and not the one from a few days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=VCp34EElAEA#t=5761s https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&... * Looks like the link was made private
- hising 14y agoFrom a strategic point of view I think that one of the main goals with Google Glass is to map and store information about areas that cant be reached easily via car, plane or other transportation method. I am pretty sure that as soon as we see Google Glass in the public Google will have software that can combine photos and videos with GPS-data so that we get Google Street View even in areas such as the himalayas, forests and other areas where a person can reach but no vehicle with advanced photo equipment. It is a big crowdsourcing experiment.
- RandallBrown 14y agowow, can you imagine walking around your house and having a 3D model built out of it? That would be so cool.
- hising 14y agoAnother cool thing would be to actually look at routes on runkeeper for instance before heading out to get a grip of vegetation and climbing distance etc.
- coopdog 14y agoOr while going for a run on a favorite route, to actually see a shadow of your recent best time just a little way ahead of you. Now that's motivation..
- hising 14y agoI am starting to see some really good use cases here, that was an awesome idea. I think there are so much you can do to increase motivation when it comes to fitness with stuff like that, audio cues, real life achievements etc.
- tomkarlo 14y agoGoogle announced a hiker version of streetview earlier this month pre-WWDC. http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/06/06/google-announces-trekker-a-project-using-backpack-units-to-record-off-road-street-view-data/ http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/06/06/google-announces-tre...
- jenius 14y agoVideo of the demo here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxmbbtuRszA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxmbbtuRszA
- dr_ 14y agoInteresting. If people are going to be wearing glasses all day to have access to all sorts of data, then they may as well have prescription lenses on those glasses if they are nearsighted. This could potentially destroy the market for LASIK.
- tonfa 14y agoOr on the contrary, if those doesn't work with prescription glasses, this could boost the LASIK market.
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- mahyarm 14y agoGoogle Glass feels like the next bluetooth headset, regulated to specialized use.
- nadahalli 14y agoYoutube Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxmbbtuRszA&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxmbbtuRszA&feature=play...
- anon808 14y agogoogle glass reminds me of the segway . . . really cool futuristic idea that just doesn't fit with the way life is lived.
- ArcticCelt 14y agoHaving a friend constantly walking around me with that thing that may or may not be filming and recording me would make me want to avoid him.
- DEinspanjer 14y agoI'm not that interested in live sharing personally, but I definitely think that there are several ways I would find it useful to be able to easily record what I see and hear unobtrusively (note I really don't mean secretly here). The biggest thing I was hoping to see out of Google Glass though was the possibilities for augmented reality. Things like being able to easily ID a painting that you see or even better to be able to look at a game board and see a projection of the best next move. I haven't seen any details on Google I/O other than the text of this article, so I'm wondering if any of that stuff was touched on.
- hexagonal 14y agoAre there any specs for these specs?
- vitalique 14y agoI somehow can't understand the positioning of the device. Is the satisfaction of urge for 'sharing wonderful moments of your life' really how Google sees the Glass are going to be used? No augmented reality demos, no business/production/field applications, not even an x-files-like process documentation or hot-news-like POVs? All this emphasis on the 'sharing' aspect feels really weak for the product with such a vast number of applications. Or maybe it's just the result of the Glass being in a very alpha stage right now.
- moe 14y agoI suspect two reasons for that. Firstly, Google is on a social binge. They push G+ with everything they have and that demo was probably partly designed to contribute to the subliminal image of G+ being "the future". Also noteworthy in that regard the casual placement of competing products (apple) in an "also-ran" fashion. Secondly, Google is probably fully aware that they don't need to promote the glasses to industry and military. These sectors will adopt the technology without a blink anyway and are probably already in touch. There's little need to address them in a public keynote, those battles are fought in dim conference rooms. Instead Google seems to be using their earliest opportunity here to gauge and tease the inevitable yet still completely unknown consumer potential - basically exercising their first-mover advantage. Then again, if you were to draw conclusions from their terrible choreography and execution of the keynote (you know, the 2 hours before and after the parachute jump), it might just as well all be completely random and I'm merely reading way too much into it...
- roguecoder 14y agoThe only useful innovation they've found lately is Google Hangouts. It makes sense that they'd like to reproduce that success here. Augmented reality has never been proved useful: on the other hand, people share photos all the time. I am worried that they didn't address input or show examples of what the view actually looked like. Even for sharing, those will both be key.
- stewie2 14y agoI always wonder how the projected screen feels. Someone said, it's like a floating transparent screen. Someone said it can only display simple information.
- jiggy2011 14y agoThis would be great for people who get lost a lot , if you phone someone and ask for directions it sucks trying to describe exactly where you are. Here you could just jack into someone and guide them. Also be interesting to see the impact on crime if these get smaller over time. You basically have a world where you have no idea whether each person you pass is recording and streaming online.
- Morg 14y agoI think jacking into someone is a great idea.
- mxxx 14y agoDid anybody else notice that one of the divers was wearing an outfit sponsored by GoPro? Cheeky bastard...
- fieldforceapp 14y agoSorry for the cross post... Glass was the "one more thing..." moment for sure; heard that there was a long line to purchase them for $1500 per -- any comments from any new HN owners? Met with GOOG employees today who were testing newer versions, better resolution & new comms. I wasn't allowed to wear it but it looks bulkier than I imagined. The odd thing is, during a meeting with an employee who was wearing Glass, it was hard to figure out where to focus my eyes on their face -- it was like talking to someone with a lazy eye. Made me especially self-conscious: felt like I was being rude, and my rude act was being filmed using the Glass!
- baby 14y agoI have no "clever" comments on this. This is just one of the most amazing thing I've seen in my life. Maybe the people who watched the first guys land on the moon felt the same way? This is the future.
- shawnee_ 14y agoTheory: Brin demoed Google Glasses @ I/O this year to pre-empt a patent claim from Apple that they invented iGlasses.
- jameszol 14y agoI love it when companies get creative like this. What a fantastic way to preview a product and demonstrate the value of it!
- prawn 14y agoHow many years until it's quite common for athletes to be wearing these during live events?
- donpdonp 14y agoFor a moment I couldnt tell if that was Sergey Brin at Google I/O or Tony Stark at the Stark Expo.
- prodigal_erik 14y agoBillionaire? Nerd? Building secret lair? Googlers have decided he's Batman. http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-25/tech/30319310_1_sergey-brin-google-office-google-employees http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-25/tech/30319310...
- packetslave 14y agoOne thing I'm hoping for with Glass: the ability to connect to a bike computer and show speed, heart rate, cadence, etc. in a HUD. Would be awesome compared to having to look down at the handlebars all the time.
- ashutoshm 14y agoI think Glass is not a consumer device,there will be market for it in future but only among makers/publishers.I do not see people wearing it out on street look at other wearable devices watch,cell phone they are non intrusive and utility devices.
- bsaul 14y agoVery weird demo. Felt like the boss pet toy that he wanted to show the world. Interrupting others in a improvised way to show people jumping out of a plane made me feel like the complete opposite of steve job's classy and user-oriented demos... Definitely wouldn't like to work at google on other projects.
- laacz 14y agoCan somebody else from Europe confirm, that by their law Google Glasses are illegal? Here, in Latvia, we have a law, which forbids selling, buying or using (even transfering) certain objects, which are listed as "goods and services of strategic importance". And Google Glasses fall under one list item. Most notably, the part which, I believe, applies to Google Glasses is as follows (bad translation, done by me): Wired or wireless video and television cameras (with exception of mobile phones and computer cameras), which are masked as other objects, or their dimensions are smaller than 40 x 40 x 40 mm, or their diameter is smaller than 25 mm, or they are fitted with a pinhole lens. List of devices: http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=163892&from=off http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=163892&from=off
- bbrizzi 14y agoMy only thought seeing this was "SF has an incredible 3G/4G coverage".
- wim 14y agoAlthough it looks really cool in demos like this, I personally wouldn't care that much about the video sharing, but I still think Glass is one of the coolest products Google has ever worked on. There's just so many uses for it, and many of those things a phone can't really do well. I think the killer app for me would really be "subtitles" while talking to somebody in a foreign language. Guess a lot of people would only use the contacts-version though ;)
- siphr 14y agoAm I the only one who fails to see the innovation in that?
- Morg 14y agoSo uhm a sunglasses-shaped smartphone ... 1st time I heard about it : nice idea man, it's prolly better in reality than in books and movies 20th time I hear about it : dude . I don't care, sell it already before someone beats you to it.
- hk_kh 14y agoI understand Google Glass involves the hardware, and all the technologies that make it available. But before getting all hyped, in this demo, this just looks like a camera mounted on a frame, and a stream on a g+ hangout. Show me the software, an SDK, and the real HUD.
- herval 14y agoDoes anyone have any idea on how's the HUD actual imaging capability? Eg.: what kind of resolution/image would fit on it, how much one would have to squint to focus, where on the field of view it sits, etc?
- KMBredt 14y agoNot a single Google Maps Direction joke was made...
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