I want one

[[)roi(]]

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/04/google-testing-heads-up-display-glasses-in-public-wont-make-yo/
The girl in the pic and not the stupid google glasses, this is just too silly!

/file under crap corporate divisions make when they have too much money...

 

[Elimentals]

No wonder the weather is so crap, [)roi(] posted in an Android thread that he WANTS something thats running Android

While we on the subject It seams like this is the next thing people are looking at, esp seeing that Epson just released this some days ago. Not as cool as the Google ones above but very much an indication of where things might be heading in the near future.

Oh and the ones in OP looks way better than the 1st Google ones I saw

Source Gizmag

Edit: dam you caught me.... did not see your comment re the girl.

 

[[)roi(]]

Lol biggest question re if this crap is to be taken seriously is what market gap are they trying to fill, and two where do they hide the big ass battery?

...cue a few Android fanboys, I'm robocop... Whoo hoo...
SURGEON's WARNING: to be sold with a bag of haloperidol.

They'll be IMO lucky if they sell as much as GTV (and that sucked)... Google's hit vs miss ratio sucks..

Apple in contrast has so far demonstrated that it keeps it's experimentation behind the scenes and only once a product is deemed to be a sure success is it released onto the market. I prefer this approach as I don't appreciate as a consumer being Google's lab rat.

 

[JimboBob]

Wow, went from Google announcing experimental tech to Apple is amazing....and something about a girl

 

[Elimentals]

Wow, went from Google announcing experimental tech to Apple is amazing....and something about a girl

Dont mind [)roi(] he is just a typical fanboy, nothing wrong with that.

Personally I like the fact that Google let the consumers decide what they want instead of deciding for me, ie: being treated like an adult, and I know some people can not handle the ability to decide for themselves if they want something or not.

 

[Ripykin]

Reminds me of this idea i had a while back for Microsoft...

 

[Elimentals]

Reminds me of this idea i had a while back for Microsoft...

I think everyone is toying with the idea. You can just look at PS Vita's AR system to know its what they working on. I think the biggest problem is going to be tracking head movement in real time and to get AR to overlay properly. The 1st one that will get that right will rule, but until then get ready for loads of failures and crappy head ache generators.

 

[[)roi(]]

Dont mind [)roi(] he is just a typical fanboy, nothing wrong with that.

Personally I like the fact that Google let the consumers decide what they want instead of deciding for me, ie: being treated like an adult, and I know some people can not handle the ability to decide for themselves if they want something or not.

Hahaha, reality sucks....
Fact is that the majority of Google ideas are rushed into pilot / beta; and then they expect (hope) customers will use the product while they improve.

Maybe you need to do some research on the number of released to market products that worked vs failed.

Apple is one opposing example, but even Microsoft I bet has a better ratio of successes than Google (and they don't treat their customers either like lab rats)

Btw any bets on Google+ ?

Care to challenge me with facts, far too easy to be a pot calling the kettle black...

 

[[)roi(]]

I think everyone is toying with the idea. You can just look at PS Vita's AR system to know its what they working on. I think the biggest problem is going to be tracking head movement in real time and to get AR to overlay properly. The 1st one that will get that right will rule, but until then get ready for loads of failures and crappy head ache generators.

Still doesn't answer the key question what missing feature / space are they trying to fill?

...The bigger question, however, is who does the technology serve? Does it fulfill a fundamental human need by many? Or is it a toy for geeks? The answer to that question will determine whether the product becomes mainstream, a commercial success and a permanent part of our culture like the TV and the Internet, or whether it’s just another technological boondoggle...

Nobody doubts the need for things like cellular phones, laptops, etc.. Most of these products I would bet made sense at inception, and that's why they were such a success at delivery. Not the case here sadly!

FYI I saw similar crap to this back in 2000 at Comdex in Las Vegas; at they stage they were called wearable computers, same crap different decade...

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xybernautr-recaps-successful-comdex-show-75811497.html

Described as way too geeky for the masses in 2002 when it was recognized as one of the worst products of the decadehttp://www.laptopmag.com/mobile-life/best-and-worst-of-the-decade.aspx?page=all

Guess a couple nerds also bought a few of those, any bets on whether a few now work for Google?

 

[Elimentals]

Still doesn't answer the key question what missing feature / space are they trying to fill?



Nobody doubts the need for things like cellular phones, laptops, etc.. Most of these products I would bet made sense at inception, and that's why they were such a success at delivery. Not the case here sadly!

FYI I saw similar crap to this back in 2000 at Comdex in Las Vegas; at they stage they were called wearable computers, same crap different decade...

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xybernautr-recaps-successful-comdex-show-75811497.html

Described as way too geeky for the masses in 2002 when it was recognized as one of the worst products of the decadehttp://www.laptopmag.com/mobile-life/best-and-worst-of-the-decade.aspx?page=all

Guess a couple nerds also bought a few of those, any bets on whether a few now work for Google?

Seriously dude, have you met the teenagers of today?

They stuck in their Cell phones 24/7... even when they sit in a group of friends, they sit there and text type as if there is no tomorrow.

The constant text/share and whatnot is exactly what this tech is trying to sell you.

 

[[)roi(]]

Seriously dude, have you met the teenagers of today?

They stuck in their Cell phones 24/7... even when they sit in a group of friends, they sit there and text type as if there is no tomorrow.

The constant text/share and whatnot is exactly what this tech is trying to sell you.

You mean we have the potential to become a Borg collective (Star Trek) lol.

Not sure which teenagers you have around you, but the ones in my life are quite normal, sure technology make things easier for them (and they advance faster), but given the chance to dock into a Borg collective, or go partying -- there is absolutely no difference between their preference and the choices I made as a teenager.

Google has aside from Search adverts never revealed itself to be an inventive company; sure many of the existing and working ideas that they take and improve upon are successes (gmail, YouTube, Chrome, Android, ...)

To be quite frank Amazon IMO is far more inventive than Google, and I think this fact irks Larry Page.

..., but whatever my opinions of the type of company Google has become and / or it's inventiveness...

The purpose for the existence of this technology is not clear from inception, and it's for that reason just like Google+ IMO they will go down as failures. Google+ has not answered IMO one key question, why would all the FB people be compelled to want to move, or maintain dual citizenship.

Making a subtler improved screw driver, does not mean I'm going to buy another one.

The same problem btw presents itself for Microsoft with for example Bing; it's not better than Google, so why would people move... Flooding the search results with crap could for me be a compelling one... but so far they still are the best place to find things.

/side note example: People move to Chrome for one thing only, it truly is better than IE and Firefox... I'm just not one re on a Mac Safari for me is still the better experience, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate good tech when I see it.

Google idea to merge the search window and address bar was true genius, that irked me about Safari for a long time, at least the new Safari beta I'm using has copied this

 

[JimboBob]

Hahaha, reality sucks....
Fact is that the majority of Google ideas are rushed into pilot / beta; and then they expect (hope) customers will use the product while they improve.

Maybe you need to do some research on the number of released to market products that worked vs failed.

Apple is one opposing example, but even Microsoft I bet has a better ratio of successes than Google (and they don't treat their customers either like lab rats)

Btw any bets on Google+ ?

Care to challenge me with facts, far too easy to be a pot calling the kettle black...

I don't understand how this affects you?! Do you have shares in Google?! Did Google ban you from something?! I mean really, who cares if Google has a different method of business....

 

[[)roi(]]

I don't understand how this affects you?! Do you have shares in Google?! Did Google ban you from something?! I mean really, who cares if Google has a different method of business....

What's your intention? Is it to stifle debate?
Surely you would agree that's the purpose of such a forum: to debate things like this, and to try to make sense of things in the media or of common interest, or maybe just share or present a differing opinion, ....

So instead of adding some meaningful opinion to the debate you choose to take the "how does it affect you" stance? strange?

Would you prefer nothing was discussed in the media and sites like MyBB were shut down...?
Come on, make some sense here.

 

[phiber]

I WANT ONE!! If this thing integrates into my specs, then I can stick the iphone in the bin!

 

[[)roi(]]

I WANT ONE!! If this thing integrates into my specs, then I can stick the iphone in the bin!

But what gap does it fill or replace -- are you thinking it will replace the smartphone? Do you really believe it will be able to do every that a smartphone does?

I don't think so, neither does most of the analysts, and even Google isn't openly stating which segment they are targeting or how they would generate revenue.

Here's a possible ad integrated version [video=youtube;_mRF0rBXIeg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_mRF0rBXIeg[/video]

 

[Shake&Bake]

From what I understand Google Glass is just a little pet project the X team has been fiddling with for the last few years. Just because they've been spotted in public, hardly gives the impression to me that they're anywhere near marketing it to the public.

I really can't see myself using it as a constant device for the sake of the AR capabilities around every street corner I pass. But from the official video on youtube, it highlights the possibilities of it's use.

I like the idea of it.
But battery life, connectivity & UI are going to be prime factors. And no way that I want it blinking up info whenever I walk around or more importantly, drive.

Rumours were floating around at the beginning of the year that Google will have a consumer release for it in time for Xmas. Doubt that.

In the same way that the driverless car has no immediate consumer value, so too is it with Google Glass IMO.

 

[[)roi(]]

From what I understand Google Glass is just a little pet project the X team has been fiddling with for the last few years. Just because they've been spotted in public, hardly gives the impression to me that they're anywhere near marketing it to the public.

I really can't see myself using it as a constant device for the sake of the AR capabilities around every street corner I pass. But from the official video on youtube, it highlights the possibilities of it's use.

I like the idea of it.
But battery life, connectivity & UI are going to be prime factors. And no way that I want it blinking up info whenever I walk around or more importantly, drive.

Rumours were floating around at the beginning of the year that Google will have a consumer release for it in time for Xmas. Doubt that.

In the same way that the driverless car has no immediate consumer value, so too is it with Google Glass IMO.

I believe this to be similar to a Microsoft Courier type product, concept only appeals to a limited bunch of geeks, but the concept will not get off the ground in any significant number without a solid and clear purpose, one that is simple to explain and understand...

My POV is that Google is not one who will succeed to bring a workable product like this to market were the concept ever to be viable, because I don't believe Google has ever demonstrated itself to be successful at innovation; reproduction and subtle improvements is where I believe they excel. I.e. someone else would finally succeed where they have failed.

 

[Shake&Bake]

I believe this to be similar to a Microsoft Courier type product, concept only appeals to a limited bunch of geeks, but the concept will not get off the ground in any significant number without a solid and clear purpose, one that is simple to explain and understand...

My POV is that Google is not one who will succeed to bring a workable product like this to market were the concept ever to be viable, because I don't believe Google has ever demonstrated itself to be successful at innovation; reproduction and subtle improvements is where I believe they excel. I.e. someone else would finally succeed where they have failed.

Agreed, I too don't see a need for it.
But if it's cool enough - it'll catch.

But then won't they be battling with all of the mobile maufacturers producing Android phones if Glass was to take off?

But as you suggest, this may just fill a gap for certain geeks out there like the Nexus range of phones do.

On things Microsoft. Can I have MS Surface in my home already?!

 

[[)roi(]]

Agreed, I too don't see a need for it.
But if it's cool enough - it'll catch.

But then won't they be battling with all of the mobile maufacturers producing Android phones if Glass was to take off?

But as you suggest, this may just fill a gap for certain geeks out there like the Nexus range of phones do.

On things Microsoft. Can I have MS Surface in my home already?!

Hahaha Yes agree the geek in me would want some superior to a smartphone, but hey I don't think this is it, well not yet.

Lol re Microsoft surface, also a very niche market product; apparently some Casinos and Hotels love the tech; not sure I'll see value in my home though. What would you use it for?

Btw I think we're hopefully going to see some revolutionary stuff done with Samsung's flexible display tech; Microsoft Surface which today requires complex projectors could hopefully be further miniaturized with the Samsung displays... And hopefully the price improves. Can see the Microsoft tech fit well in with all restuarants, hotels, ...

 

[Shake&Bake]

Hahaha Yes agree the geek in me would want some superior to a smartphone, but hey I don't think this is it, well not yet.

Lol re Microsoft surface, also a very niche market product; apparently some Casinos and Hotels love the tech; not sure I'll see value in my home though. What would you use it for?

Btw I think we're hopefully going to see some revolutionary stuff done with Samsung's flexible display tech; Microsoft Surface which today requires complex projectors could hopefully be further miniaturized with the Samsung displays... And hopefully the price improves. Can see the Microsoft tech fit well in with all restuarants, hotels, ...

+1 to Samsung's Flexible tech.
As for MS in the home, it'd be cool to just grab any surface in the house, control the stereo and walk on again. Sit at the kitchen counter using the web instead of having to logon to a PC or whip it out a smartphone. Even control a TV with it or have the damned wall as the TV

I believe there's a restaraunt in London which has it's menu via Surface. Or it gives a 3D projection of the meal on the table... I'm forgetting right now. I also recall seeing that an Aston Martin showroom in the UK made use of Surface to let clients interact with how the car would look for clients; choosing colour, etc.

The Samsung tech reminded me also of the waterproofing of cellular phones, right down to the circuitry. Was shown at the last CES in Vegas iirc. HzO is the name of the company. Having trouble with 8ta getting to open the link to post it. That at least has some realtime application for today.