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I just got my invite to order and his comment about it being dangerous while driving is a non-starter...that's the main reason I'd find this useful (while cycli

by ry0ohki 13y ago

I just got my invite to order and his comment about it being dangerous while driving is a non-starter...that's the main reason I'd find this useful (while cycling)

jwr 13y ago
For cycling and other sports activities the Recon Jet glasses (http://jet.reconinstruments.com http://jet.reconinstruments.com) might be a much better fit. I'm watching them closely, hoping to order once they become available. Judging from the preliminary specs and information, it's a much nicer product: full developer docs available, an open system where you can deploy any apps you like, a very nice hardware platform and to top it all off, a much nicer price than Google Glass. I also find the explicit design much more appealing — they don't try to hide the fact that there is a display on your face.
untog 13y ago
I'd be more concerned about trashing $1500-worth of hardware if I fall off my bike.
- ry0ohki 13y ago
  I've literally never fallen off of my road bike in 20 years of cycling, and if i get hit by a car or something I have bigger problems...
  - nmcfarl 13y ago
    I do it about once every 2-3 years. Just last month I misjudged a curb cut while on a bike trail after dark. Before that a railroad crossing, on a angle, grabbed my tire. For me this is not all that rare...
    - Fuzzwah 13y ago
      Thoughts on this system: http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/05/21/lumigrids-while-cycling/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/05/21/lumigrids-while-cyclin...
      - nmcfarl 13y ago
        I like it - but I'd worry about wheather it'd be useful warning oncoming traffic, and if not, how we'll it'd perform in the presence of another more traditional headlight. Still a spiffy idea.
lambda 13y ago
Hmm. I can't see how it would be much more dangerous than using a mirror. I ride with a mirror mounted on my glasses, and I glance up at it briefly then back at the road again. The same would be true of the glass. Sure, when you're first getting used to it you will probably linger on it for longer due to the novelty and getting used to the exact focus point. But once you get the hang of it, I can't imagine it would be much different than glancing at a mirror, which is perfectly safe.
- Thrymr 13y ago
  The mirror is there to increase your situational awareness while cycling. Glass has a strong potential to do the opposite. If its use is limited to HUD for information useful to you for cycling, fine, but if you're getting text messages or anything else you have to think about, it's distracting.
  - zacharycohn 13y ago
    Those do not pop up while navigation is on.
    - danellis 13y ago
      And, it's worth pointing out, even navigation isn't displayed all the time. It only pops up when giving instructions.

by ry0ohki 13y ago

I just got my invite to order and his comment about it being dangerous while driving is a non-starter...that's the main reason I'd find this useful (while cycling)

jwr 13y ago

For cycling and other sports activities the Recon Jet glasses (http://jet.reconinstruments.com http://jet.reconinstruments.com) might be a much better fit. I'm watching them closely, hoping to order once they become available. Judging from the preliminary specs and information, it's a much nicer product: full developer docs available, an open system where you can deploy any apps you like, a very nice hardware platform and to top it all off, a much nicer price than Google Glass. I also find the explicit design much more appealing — they don't try to hide the fact that there is a display on your face.

untog 13y ago

I'd be more concerned about trashing $1500-worth of hardware if I fall off my bike.

ry0ohki 13y ago
I've literally never fallen off of my road bike in 20 years of cycling, and if i get hit by a car or something I have bigger problems...
- nmcfarl 13y ago
  I do it about once every 2-3 years. Just last month I misjudged a curb cut while on a bike trail after dark. Before that a railroad crossing, on a angle, grabbed my tire. For me this is not all that rare...
  - Fuzzwah 13y ago
    Thoughts on this system: http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/05/21/lumigrids-while-cycling/ http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/05/21/lumigrids-while-cyclin...
    - nmcfarl 13y ago
      I like it - but I'd worry about wheather it'd be useful warning oncoming traffic, and if not, how we'll it'd perform in the presence of another more traditional headlight. Still a spiffy idea.

lambda 13y ago

Hmm. I can't see how it would be much more dangerous than using a mirror. I ride with a mirror mounted on my glasses, and I glance up at it briefly then back at the road again. The same would be true of the glass. Sure, when you're first getting used to it you will probably linger on it for longer due to the novelty and getting used to the exact focus point. But once you get the hang of it, I can't imagine it would be much different than glancing at a mirror, which is perfectly safe.

Thrymr 13y ago
The mirror is there to increase your situational awareness while cycling. Glass has a strong potential to do the opposite. If its use is limited to HUD for information useful to you for cycling, fine, but if you're getting text messages or anything else you have to think about, it's distracting.
- zacharycohn 13y ago
  Those do not pop up while navigation is on.
  - danellis 13y ago
    And, it's worth pointing out, even navigation isn't displayed all the time. It only pops up when giving instructions.