[video] Google Glass - How It Feels (through Glass)

[Arthur]

This is what you see when looking through your Google glasses.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uyQZNg2vE&hd=1

[Arthur]

Source: www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/light.jpg

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/how.jpg

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/top.jpg

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/now.jpg

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/navigation.jpg

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/search.jpg

 

http://www.google.com/glass/start/assets/img/panels/bgs1440x575/search-after.jpg

[Greenbeast]

they need to do an attachment for standard spectacles

[X-13]

This looks really cool.

 

But, I wonder how long it'll be before this is the next thing every school "needs"...

[L3OUGH]

More Google awesomeness... That does look very cool though. I wouldn't want it in white though. Ewwwwwwww

[JJonas]

I used Google Glass: the future, but with monthly updates | The Verge

 

But the feature everyone is going to go crazy with — and the feature you probably most want to use — is Glass’ ability to take photos and video with a "you are there" view. I won’t lie, it’s amazingly powerful (and more than a little scary) to be able to just start recording video or snapping pictures with a couple of flicks of your finger or simple voice commands.

 

At one point during my time with Glass, we all went out to navigate to a nearby Starbucks — the camera crew I’d brought with me came along. As soon as we got inside however, the employees at Starbucks asked us to stop filming. Sure, no problem. But I kept the Glass’ video recorder going, all the way through my order and getting my coffee. Yes, you can see a light in the prism when the device is recording, but I got the impression that most people had no idea what they were looking at. The cashier seemed to be on the verge of asking me what I was wearing on my face, but the question never came. He certainly never asked me to stop filming.

Edited February 25, 2013 by JJonas

[localzuk]

they need to do an attachment for standard spectacles

 

Indeed. There's very little gadgetry that I want, but this is definitely on that list. But! It must be able to work with my glasses.

[Jamman960]

Really looking forward to this but I assume it won't initially be launched at a comfortable price... how much would everyone pay for this sort of thing?

 

Its currently roumored to be $1500(£990) although a recent article has suggested it will be less(didn't say how much less). I think £500 would be more realistic but still not really in the realms of affordable for what it is.

 

Don't think I'll be getting one for personal use until it comes down to £250ish, may stretch to £350

[JJonas]

I hope it gets face recognition abilities, would be nice to avoid those 'who is this person I’m talking to?' situations

[localzuk]

Its interesting seeing the difference in comments here compared to a non-geek place (like the DailyMail site). There, they slag them off as 'sad' and 'what's the point?' and then somehow relate them to immigration...

[X-13]

somehow relate them to immigration...

 

Tie it to a "known illegal-immigrant" database, with photos.

Setup facial recognition. [Optional app?]

Scan everyone's face as you pass them, and send time-stamped location of illegals to immigration.

 

"Big brother"-esqe, but could be handy. It could also work with people who have outstanding warrents and people who have skipped bail.

[bladedanny]

AR would be a feature I'd like to see. I like the look of the maps and HUD directions.

 

I wonder what the law and driving with them on would be like, no use like mobile phones? I can imagine a screen popping up whilst driving to be very distracting.

[X-13]

I wonder what the law and driving with them on would be like, no use like mobile phones? I can imagine a screen popping up whilst driving to be very distracting.

 

 

Depending on what you have running, it may be the same as a BMW 3-Series. [bMW is the only one I know by name. There's others as well.]

[hardtailstar]

I like them, ill be getting a pair.

[hardtailstar]

More Google awesomeness... That does look very cool though. I wouldn't want it in white though. Ewwwwwwww

 

they have other colours too.

[LiamH]

They do look cool.

 

My only (and most looked forward to) worry, would be walking up to people wearing them and saying "glass google image *insert dodgy thing here*" ect.

[Roberto]

Its interesting seeing the difference in comments here compared to a non-geek place (like the DailyMail site). There, they slag them off as 'sad' and 'what's the point?' and then somehow relate them to immigration...

 

If "normal people" don't understand what the point of glass is, then either it needs to come with a demo that not only makes that clear and compelling, or it's going to become another Nexus Q. I have to say I've watched the demo and thought "clever, but a little bit creepy and doesn't really solve any problem that *I* actually have". It's cool tech but I can't see me getting one any time soon.

[andrew_91090]

just wondering, but has anyone applied for them?

[Arthur]

Are we going to start seeing these signs popping up everywhere if Google Glass proves popular?

 

Use of Google Glass already banned by Seattle diner « Neowin

 

http://i.imgur.com/GRgTb1h.png

 

I imagine there are going to be lots of people who won't want to be recorded by Glass-wearers.

 

The Google Glass feature no one is talking about

 

The Google Glass feature that (almost) no one is talking about is the experience – not of the user, but of everyone other than the user. A tweet by David Yee introduces it well:

 

There is a kid wearing Google Glasses at this restaurant which, until just now, used to be my favorite spot.

 

The key experiential question of Google Glass isn’t what it’s like to wear them, it’s what it’s like to be around someone else who’s wearing them. I’ll give an easy example. Your one-on-one conversation with someone wearing Google Glass is likely to be annoying, because you’ll suspect that you don’t have their undivided attention. And you can’t comfortably ask them to take the glasses off (especially when, inevitably, the device is integrated into prescription lenses). Finally – here’s where the problems really start – you don’t know if they’re taking a video of you.

[SYNACK]

Even better others are now shareing your life and image with Google of all places, the king of data mining. I can see it now, some tool with GooGles walks in and suddenly your phone chirps with a new message notification: "We have noticed that your shoes are dirty and there happens to be a privacy lawer - now an erchin - cleaning shoes a block away, meantion us - your new overloards - for a 5% discount. Google AdVision" Edited March 9, 2013 by SYNACK

[Arthur]

Resistance is futile!

 

Stop The Cyborgs

 

http://i.imgur.com/wopWwcv.png

[Arthur]

UK Government to outlaw Google Glass for drivers « Stuff

 

The Department for Transport has acted to ban drivers from using Google Glass – even before Google's smart eyewear launches to the general public.

 

Stuff has learned that the government department is concerned about the potential for distraction that could result from using Google Glass while driving, and has taken pre-emptive action ahead of Google's much trailed new hardware release, scheduled for 2014.

 

A Department for Transport (DfT) spokesperson told Stuff: "We are aware of the impending rollout of Google Glass and are in discussion with the Police to ensure that individuals do not use this technology while driving. It is important that drivers give their full attention to the road when they are behind the wheel and do not behave in a way that stops them from observing what is happening on the road."

 

The spokesman added: "A range of offences and penalties already exist to tackle those drivers who do not pay proper attention to the road including careless driving which will become a fixed penalty offence later this year."

 

How will the police be able to tell you're wearing Google Glasses when you are driving down the motorway at 90mph 70mph?

[Arthur]

Mercedes is testing Google Glass integration, and it actually works « Wired

 

We've already established that cars are the killer app for Google Glass. And Mercedes agrees. The German automaker’s R&D center snagged two pairs of Google’s goggles as soon as they became available — recognizing the potential — and started hacking away.

 

The first application is a navigation program that allows you to enter an address through Google Glass, get in your car, plug in your phone, and then the destination is transferred to the in-dash navigation system. Once you've arrived near the restaurant/bar/nightclub/BBQ joint and unplug your phone, the system re-transfers the data back to Glass to complete the journey. And based on hands-on time, it works. But the way it works is … a little rough.

 

Google doesn't offer Glass support for the iPhone. Yet. And the Mercedes “Digital DriveStyle App” doesn't work with Android. Yet. (Jungwirth tells WIRED that iOS is the dominant platform for Mercedes owners). So in order for the destination information to be sent from the car to Glass, Mercedes connects to its own cloud server between the iPhone and the embedded infotainment system. Google Glass handles the communication between the two, and the trigger to communicate is the disconnection of the iPhone from the car. When that happens, it contacts the server, connects to Glass, and downloads the destination information.

 

Jungwirth is quick to point out that this elaborate dance of connections is just a proof of concept.

 

“This is, perhaps, not how we will accomplish it when we launch it as a product,” Jungwirth told WIRED. “As we are in talks with Google about making a direct connection to Glass work, but it is how our prototype works today.”

 

Jungwirth makes it clear that Mercedes has every intention of integrating some form of Google Glass functionality into its future products. And by the time Glass goes into production in the next year, Mercedes may have something to offer its customers. In the meantime, Jungwirth says that Android integration for Mercedes vehicles is coming in 2014.

[Arthur]

Google reportedly ramping up Glass production, prepping invite system for broader rollout « Engadget

 

There's still no firm word on a broader consumer launch, but it looks like Google is now gearing up for what could be the biggest expansion of its Glass Explorer program to date. According to the Financial Times, the company is planning a "substantial" increase in production ahead of the holidays, which could put the wearable computer in the hands (and on the heads) of "tens of thousands" of more users over the coming months. At least some of them will reportedly be able to buy the device through an invite system, which the FT's sources likened to Gmail back in its beta days. Those sources apparently had few other details to share, though, including any indication of a change to that $1,500 price tag.

[Arthur]

Don't wear Google Glass in a cinema!

 

AMC movie theater calls FBI to arrest a Google Glass user

 

I went to AMC (Easton Mall, Columbus, OH) to watch a movie with my wife (non- Google Glass user). It is the theater we go to every week, so it has probably been the third time I’ve been there wearing Google Glass, and the AMC employees (guy tearing tickets at the entrance, girl at the concession stand) have asked me about Glass in the past and I have told them how awesome Glass is with every occasion.

 

Because I don’t want Glass to distract me during the movie, I turn them off (but since my prescription lenses are on the frame, I still wear them). About an hour into the movie (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit), a guy comes near my seat, shoves a badge that had some sort of a shield on it, yanks the Google Glass off my face and says “follow me outside immediately”. It was quite embarrassing and outside of the theater there were about 5-10 cops and mall cops. Since I didn’t catch his name in the dark of the theater, I asked to see his badge again and I asked what was the problem and I asked for my Glass back. The response was “you see all these cops you know we are legit, we are with the ‘federal service’ and you have been caught illegally taping the movie”.