Google Glass

[srachit]

So I received an invitation to be part of the google glass program and purchase my own glass. I decided to go ahead and purchase the google glass and see what I can develop on it in the hopes of being in the forefront of our future technology.

Have I just invested into a completely unproven technology and wasted my money? Or have I invested into being in the forefront of our future?

Opinions on the Google Glass?

[Jackolantern]

I can't speak for the future, but I do know it has gotten a very lukewarm welcome. People using them on live TV have been downright laughed at, and the list of issues and privacy concerns is a mile long.

That said, I would still love a pair just to play with them lol. So in that regard, I don't think you made a mistake.

[srachit]

What is your personal opinion about such technology?

[Jackolantern]

It would absolutely creep me out to talk to someone wearing them. To the point where I would ask them to take them off. They should have never added the ability to capture video.

[Chris]

We got a Google glass at work! It's quite cool, haven't tried all the features yet.

[MikuzA]

Technology like that, is the future.
And it looks like in the future we have no privacy.

I would imagine going to a public mensroom urinal... and both guys beside of you are wearing Google Glass..

Scary but cool!

[hallsofvallhalla]

my biggest issue is they gave the free ones to non developers and complete morons. Some good people got them but everyone I know who got them just put, " I want google glasses because they are kewl"

One of my buddies applied and has a HUGE history of developing and was turned down while our other buddy put on his app, "I want to see x-ray poop" and was accepted. This is not a joke. Made us all so mad we were like screw it.

[a_bertrand]

I really don't want such stuff. No way to have always recording on, and maybe even sending it to the cloud. Big brother is watching you? No thanks. Also I hardly see any advantage of it. I have a smartphone and even there I hardly use it as most use it. No facebook, no twitter, no social networks etc... I received a tablet which I never use, and received a smartwatch with my latest phone... Fun but that ends about there.

Sorry google, but your google glass and your google chromebook are for me garbage.

[MikuzA]

Personally I liked how it helps the handicapped, deaf/blind.

Deaf, it writes what it hears.
Blind, it tells you what the camera recognizes.

And for tourism translation, look at a text and get it shown you in english or vice-versa.

Otherwise is just another tool to get every crazy moment to youtube for the world to watch.

"Hey gaiiisszz, I just saw this one fellow step on a poop, check out this video I recorded with GG".. *breeeze* I can just feel it coming..

[vitinho444]

I agree with all of you, yes it's bad for privacy, but it's a really cool gadget, i applied to get ones too but they didn't send me anything, i would like to develop something for it if i had the skill but in the beginning i would use them just for testing and see how it is.

Halls thats complete crap i know but it's the world we live in ..