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It's a computer with a display. I don't see how you can say with such certainty that it won't be able to do that. It just depends on how open Google makes the G

by joonix 14y ago

It's a computer with a display. I don't see how you can say with such certainty that it won't be able to do that. It just depends on how open Google makes the Glass app ecosystem.

aetherson 14y ago
No, there are several hardware components: 1. It is all-but-certain that the Glass hardware won't be able to "blank out" anything real. At best, it would be able to superimpose a ghostly oreo on top of the real oreo, with the real oreo fairly clearly visible beneath. 2. I don't know whether the Glass hardware will be able to display anything in the center of your field of vision, and would certainly believe that it won't be able to. 3. Then there's the question of whether the graphics processor will be able to push enough pixels fast enough to have a smoothly animated image "live" in your field of vision. I'd tend to doubt it, but, again, don't know. It's not what it's designed for. 4. Then it's all-but-certain-again that the Glass hardware won't be able to locate an object in three dimensions at close range well enough to put different images on each lens (or even if it will be able to put different images on each lens). You'd need multiple cameras for that, assuming that nobody helpfully put some kind of locater device in your oreos. And that's just the beginning of the difficulties. Your claim is something akin to saying that you can run Halo 4 on an original iPhone because, hey, an iPhone is a general purpose computing device with a color screen. Hardware is important. And none of that touches the rank implausibility of software that can in natural environments locate "food" and make it seem bigger. I mean, sure, maybe if you're specifically looking for oreos, but for everyone whose diet problems are not restricted to idiosyncratic-looking cookies, it's just not going to happen in a time frame of "the next few years," even if the Glass hardware were infinitely capable.

by joonix 14y ago

It's a computer with a display. I don't see how you can say with such certainty that it won't be able to do that. It just depends on how open Google makes the Glass app ecosystem.

aetherson 14y ago

No, there are several hardware components: 1. It is all-but-certain that the Glass hardware won't be able to "blank out" anything real. At best, it would be able to superimpose a ghostly oreo on top of the real oreo, with the real oreo fairly clearly visible beneath. 2. I don't know whether the Glass hardware will be able to display anything in the center of your field of vision, and would certainly believe that it won't be able to. 3. Then there's the question of whether the graphics processor will be able to push enough pixels fast enough to have a smoothly animated image "live" in your field of vision. I'd tend to doubt it, but, again, don't know. It's not what it's designed for. 4. Then it's all-but-certain-again that the Glass hardware won't be able to locate an object in three dimensions at close range well enough to put different images on each lens (or even if it will be able to put different images on each lens). You'd need multiple cameras for that, assuming that nobody helpfully put some kind of locater device in your oreos. And that's just the beginning of the difficulties. Your claim is something akin to saying that you can run Halo 4 on an original iPhone because, hey, an iPhone is a general purpose computing device with a color screen. Hardware is important. And none of that touches the rank implausibility of software that can in natural environments locate "food" and make it seem bigger. I mean, sure, maybe if you're specifically looking for oreos, but for everyone whose diet problems are not restricted to idiosyncratic-looking cookies, it's just not going to happen in a time frame of "the next few years," even if the Glass hardware were infinitely capable.