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Google should really make a camera-less version of the Glass. Portable eye-level display is insanely useful. But if it's burdened with something that is viewed

Google should really make a camera-less version of the Glass. Portable eye-level display is insanely useful. But if it's burdened with something that is viewed by many as a source of privacy concerns, it would just hinder the adoption. It will make the Glass banned from corporate environments, planes and basically every place that has "no cameras" signs. Like supermarkets.

huggah 14y ago
Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days has found the instant camera to be the most compelling feature of Glass. The author of this article did as well! In that context, I can't see how it makes sense to offer a camera-less version, at least not at launch.
- huhtenberg 14y ago
  > Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days Are you on the project Glass team or something? :) Have these persons commented on the actual display quality? The resolution, the color depth and so on. There's suspiciously ZERO in-use shots of the display as seen by the wearer. Makes you wonder why.
  - kzrdude 14y ago
    You can't really photograph it, it's so close to the eye.
    - huhtenberg 14y ago
      You and I can't probably photograph it, but the Glass marketing people should be perfectly capable of doing that, don't you think? I mean, c'mon, it's an interaction product. With no images of the actual interaction. How odd is that.
      - Kiro 14y ago
        What? Have you missed the new Glass homepage? It's filled with GUI images and a video too.
  - gfodor 14y ago
    I'd imagine getting an accurate visualization of how glass actually looks (without simulation) would be a bit more involved than just sticking a camera in place of the wearer's head. It certainly seems like the type of thing you simply have to put on to get a sense of how it feels.
  - huggah 14y ago
    No, but I work at Google, and I'm interested, so I've had lots of chances to play with it and talk with people who are on the team or are in the dogfood. ETA response to the second question: I'm very happy with the display. That's probably as much as I should say, and I don't know the actual details anyway.
jkn 14y ago
It will make the Glass banned from corporate environments, planes and basically every place that has "no cameras" signs. Like supermarkets. What about mobile phones then?
- drucken 14y ago
  It is quite obvious when someone is trying to record you with a mobile phone or normal camera as well as it just being plain inconvenient. Something like Google Glass's eye-level form factor is made to be as convenient, discrete and available as possible.
tomkinstinch 14y ago
There's always the low tech solution: place a circle of electrical tape over the lens. Disconnecting the microphone and GPSr would be more involved, but without them the functionality is greatly reduced so maybe that's moot. FWIW, opaque tape over the lens is the method the NSA recommends for securing the cameras on iOS devices and laptops: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/applemac/Apple_iOS_5_Guide.pdf http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/applemac/Apple_iOS_5_Guide.p... http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_hardening_tips.pdf http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_hardening_tip...

huggah 14y ago

Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days has found the instant camera to be the most compelling feature of Glass. The author of this article did as well! In that context, I can't see how it makes sense to offer a camera-less version, at least not at launch.

huhtenberg 14y ago
> Every single person I have talked to who has used glass for more than a few days Are you on the project Glass team or something? :) Have these persons commented on the actual display quality? The resolution, the color depth and so on. There's suspiciously ZERO in-use shots of the display as seen by the wearer. Makes you wonder why.
- kzrdude 14y ago
  You can't really photograph it, it's so close to the eye.
  - huhtenberg 14y ago
    You and I can't probably photograph it, but the Glass marketing people should be perfectly capable of doing that, don't you think? I mean, c'mon, it's an interaction product. With no images of the actual interaction. How odd is that.
    - Kiro 14y ago
      What? Have you missed the new Glass homepage? It's filled with GUI images and a video too.
- gfodor 14y ago
  I'd imagine getting an accurate visualization of how glass actually looks (without simulation) would be a bit more involved than just sticking a camera in place of the wearer's head. It certainly seems like the type of thing you simply have to put on to get a sense of how it feels.
- huggah 14y ago
  No, but I work at Google, and I'm interested, so I've had lots of chances to play with it and talk with people who are on the team or are in the dogfood. ETA response to the second question: I'm very happy with the display. That's probably as much as I should say, and I don't know the actual details anyway.

jkn 14y ago

It will make the Glass banned from corporate environments, planes and basically every place that has "no cameras" signs. Like supermarkets. What about mobile phones then?

drucken 14y ago
It is quite obvious when someone is trying to record you with a mobile phone or normal camera as well as it just being plain inconvenient. Something like Google Glass's eye-level form factor is made to be as convenient, discrete and available as possible.

tomkinstinch 14y ago

There's always the low tech solution: place a circle of electrical tape over the lens. Disconnecting the microphone and GPSr would be more involved, but without them the functionality is greatly reduced so maybe that's moot. FWIW, opaque tape over the lens is the method the NSA recommends for securing the cameras on iOS devices and laptops: http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/applemac/Apple_iOS_5_Guide.pdf http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/os/applemac/Apple_iOS_5_Guide.p... http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_hardening_tips.pdf http://www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/factsheets/macosx_hardening_tip...