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The "privacy" issue was not there to cover the privacy of the person with glass but the people around him. I can totally understand that. Even if I know that t

by aluhut 12y ago

The "privacy" issue was not there to cover the privacy of the person with glass but the people around him. I can totally understand that. Even if I know that there will be (are) ways around but as long as not everybody can do it, it's something. You forgot one: 9. You look like an idiot. It's the same thing as the smart watches. Suddenly everybody had one but now they become a joke. As well as the people who wear them to work. They should throw in some more money and time and go for implants.

kefka 12y ago
Unfortunately, most watch wearables are in the same class of "It's a watch that can display texts, emails, and has an accelerometer". Not to mention, they also have glaring holes in the BT communication, where they are easy to decrypt OTA. One wearable I do like for the innovation is Thalmic's MYO. Before they opened up Raw data to the sensor array, it was pretty much a doorstop. After what I did, they came to their senses. http://hackaday.com/2014/11/18/thalmic-labs-shuts-down-free-developer-access/ http://hackaday.com/2014/11/18/thalmic-labs-shuts-down-free-... There's a few other wearables in the class of "first of a kind". Those are the ones I'm interested in. Well, that and computer vision, ML, IoT, distributable computing, and other areas.
soylentcola 12y ago
Maybe I'm revealing my lack of fashion sense but I picked up a smart watch and the only time anyone's noticed it, they thought it looked pretty neat. Picked up a Moto 360 on sale for $175 a month ago and so far I've enjoyed it. Is it a must-have game-changing productivity device? Oh hell no. But considering how many watches you can buy for easily $250 or a lot more, I didn't think $175 was terrible for a novelty/luxury item. If only for the fact that I can change the face to look like any style of watch or display info in an appealing way, it's been cool. The notifications and voice commands are more like added extras IMO. I just figure that if I can buy a Timex for $175, a Moto360 for $175 isn't the worst luxury gadget I could buy. The traditional watch has the benefit of years-long battery life whereas mine gets put on a dock when I go to sleep. But mine is also a "Fitbit" and I can put any number of faces on it or spend 30 minutes in Photoshop designing my own. As a gadget lover and hobbyist graphic designer, I'll take changeable faces with neat ways of displaying weather and fitness info even if it means I can't wear it on a multi-day camping trip due to battery life.
- aluhut 12y ago
  Most of those people who (still) have one of those, never wore a watch before.

by aluhut 12y ago

kefka 12y ago

Unfortunately, most watch wearables are in the same class of "It's a watch that can display texts, emails, and has an accelerometer". Not to mention, they also have glaring holes in the BT communication, where they are easy to decrypt OTA. One wearable I do like for the innovation is Thalmic's MYO. Before they opened up Raw data to the sensor array, it was pretty much a doorstop. After what I did, they came to their senses. http://hackaday.com/2014/11/18/thalmic-labs-shuts-down-free-developer-access/ http://hackaday.com/2014/11/18/thalmic-labs-shuts-down-free-... There's a few other wearables in the class of "first of a kind". Those are the ones I'm interested in. Well, that and computer vision, ML, IoT, distributable computing, and other areas.

soylentcola 12y ago

Maybe I'm revealing my lack of fashion sense but I picked up a smart watch and the only time anyone's noticed it, they thought it looked pretty neat. Picked up a Moto 360 on sale for $175 a month ago and so far I've enjoyed it. Is it a must-have game-changing productivity device? Oh hell no. But considering how many watches you can buy for easily $250 or a lot more, I didn't think $175 was terrible for a novelty/luxury item. If only for the fact that I can change the face to look like any style of watch or display info in an appealing way, it's been cool. The notifications and voice commands are more like added extras IMO. I just figure that if I can buy a Timex for $175, a Moto360 for $175 isn't the worst luxury gadget I could buy. The traditional watch has the benefit of years-long battery life whereas mine gets put on a dock when I go to sleep. But mine is also a "Fitbit" and I can put any number of faces on it or spend 30 minutes in Photoshop designing my own. As a gadget lover and hobbyist graphic designer, I'll take changeable faces with neat ways of displaying weather and fitness info even if it means I can't wear it on a multi-day camping trip due to battery life.

aluhut 12y ago
Most of those people who (still) have one of those, never wore a watch before.