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That's impressive. Being a bit skeptical about Glass as a casually wearable device, I just realized how many there are specialized use cases in which a small vi
by goblin89 13y ago
That's impressive. Being a bit skeptical about Glass as a casually wearable device, I just realized how many there are specialized use cases in which a small video transmitter on one's forehead can be indispensable.
It could be a person learning to parachute jump, or defusing a bomb—cases where one has to deal with uncertainty in critical situation.
(There are a lot of evil ways to use this, but that could be said about any useful technology, I think.)
I only wish Glass was more of a general purpose platform and worry that there seem to be no competition.
- rasur 13y agoEyeTap is a more general wearable solution and has been around for long time. Google Steve Mann / EyeTap or Read Mann's "Intelligent Image Processing" for more info.
- goblin89 13y agoInteresting, thanks! But yes, it's apparently much more general (you have to implement everything apart from recording and displaying video, which EyeTap seems to be only about) and more intrusive than Glass.
- rasur 13y agoI have seen a couple of pictures of Eyetap prototypes that look just like regular bi-focal lenses. But you're right, one has to do more work to implement the kind of stuff one would take for granted on Glass - I guess one would have to think of EyeTap as a more personalised "home-brew" Glass.