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"You are not authorized to access this page." on FCC :( I wonder why they are going with something like bone-conductor, instead of normal Bluetooth headset typ
by rikacomet 14y ago
"You are not authorized to access this page." on FCC :(
I wonder why they are going with something like bone-conductor, instead of normal Bluetooth headset type set-up, when it is actually not good at the only thing it should do: Sound good !
- tjbiddle 14y agoI think it's just the trade off here. You want a fairly seamless experience when putting on the glasses - so headphones would distract from that; also when having to choose between good quality from the device as opposed to good quality when speaking to others normally, I'd prefer the latter. But who knows - maybe we'll be pleasantly surprised and have good quality audio all around!
- rikacomet 14y agoI'm hopeful too; Too bad about the FCC images not being published by BBC
- jfoster 14y agoDon't bone conductors work better in noisy places? They're used on the Bridge Climb in Sydney for some reason like this.
- jrockway 14y agoI'm not sure that the goal for Glass v1 is audiophile-quality music reproduction. I think a more realistic goal is to make sure that you can use the device without annoying others with audio leaking out. With that in mind, bone conduction makes sense. (Actually, I've never used a bone-conduction headset, so I don't know if it's any good. But the idea seems promising to me.)
- CrazedGeek 14y agoI have a pair of bone conduction headphones, and sound leaking out is definitely a problem. The advantage of bone conduction is that it doesn't block sound from the outside world like normal headphones do.
- StavrosK 14y agoBecause you're meant to wear these glasses all day, and blocking outside sound is not very desirable.