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Bluetooth headsets used outside of the office/car says to people that my phone calls are so important that at any time I am likely to ignore any social protocol
by taligent 14y ago
Bluetooth headsets used outside of the office/car says to people that my phone calls are so important that at any time I am likely to ignore any social protocol (train, toilet, bank, whatever) and take this call.
Google glasses say to people that at any time I am recording every move that person makes and potentially (a) putting it on Youtube, (b) laughing about it with my friends, (c) handing it over to the police etc.
It is unquestionably for douchebags.
- regularfry 14y agoIf they had a colour-changing patch to show other people when they were and weren't recording, that would be enough for me. I realise they have to be capturing video to be of much use, but a way of indicating that it's not hitting a permanent storage medium would be really handy.
- tomflack 14y agoThe equivalent of the red LED on a camcorder indicating it is recording.
- regularfry 14y agoPrecisely, only less obtrusive.
- pavel_lishin 14y agoCompare to the Japanese (I think?) law requiring cellphones to make an audible sound when a picture is being taken. I wonder how those laws and courts will deal with Google Goggles there.