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First off let me reface this with a statement: I'm really beginning to feel like that old man who lived a block over from me as a kid who used to yell at us neighborhood kids to "stay out of his drainage ditch" which everyone cut through on the way to school. I don't feel like him because kids keep running through a ditch adjacent to my property, but because I am starting to feel like a curmudgeon. Now onto my rant for the evening. What is up with Google Glass? Who thought this was a good idea, and who actually wants to buy something so frivolous and possibly invasive to those around them? To me this whole thing seems like a session in mental masterbation; someone thinks up something that has nil real world need and then tries to figure out how to get someone to buy it. I cannot see anyone in any normal setting saying to themselves, "Hey what I need right now is a computer on my face." Maybe I am just completely out of touch with reality, and this is just a part of the world we live in today. I sincerely hope not, because s$%t like this makes me want to move to Bolivia. Sorry for the second rant today I promise to not rant tomorrow.
 
Well ... they have them in Bolivia too, so that won't help.

I imagine folks felt like you when someone invented the telephone. "Ethel - can you imagine having one of those things! Aunt Biddy can pester us any time she wants!"

"someone thinks up something that has nil real world need and then tries to figure out how to get someone to buy it"

Sounds like a good aspect of capitalism to me - "Wheel? What's a "wheel"? We've been doing fine just rolling logs". It's the best economic system ever invented - but we can't control what directions it goes. And sometimes those directions lead to things we never dreamed of. Or not.

Anybody remember the Apple Newton? or New Coke? It slices! It dices! etc etc etc.

OK - back to my cave.
 
"Well ... they have them in Bolivia too, so that won't help."

Say it ain't so.

My biggest problem with them is the fact that they show how obsessed with gizmos our culture has become. As for their functionality I don't think they will be as revolutionary as the wheel, nor do I think they will be as beneficial to man.
 
Hard to match the utility of the wheel. Remember, it was invented as a means to get man to the beer quicker. Of course, it also allows man to bring more beer back home than he can carry on his back.:applause:
 
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Richard - that is *hysterical*!

Sometimes the best laid plans of mice and men - aren't approved by the committee:


Tom
 
Good video, and it may illustrate my beef with Google Glass, with me being the guy who wants a square wheel. To hear Google explain it this thing is going to revolutionize how we interact with the world and the way we operate as a society, blah, blah, blah; unfortunately my luddite ways threaten to undermine their glorious vision of the future. I do have a couple simple questions about Google Glass which Google itself can't seem to answer in what I've seen on its website. Does it do more than what can be done with existing technology, like say a smart phone? Is it really revolutionary, or is it really just a gimmick? To me it seems mostly like a fad for the time being with the only long term effects being in limited fields. I'm not the most savvy of guys when it comes to things like this, so I really do appreciate the feedback.
 
Why worry about it? It doesn't really matter what the marketing says it will do. If nobody buys it, it'll go away. There are lots of failed inventions from the past that most don't remember. I'd bet most of those were marketed in a similar fashion.
 
I wouldn't worry till that and a chip inna back of your hand is mandated.

To him who has ears.... let'em hear. :wink:
 
The inventor hopes that, and I say this with a little sarcasm, it will catch someones eye! :cool-new:. Think back, not so many years ago, before the cell phone, yes some of us remember that and the world was so different! Today it seems normal to see 90% of the people with a cell phone stuffed in their ear. What did we do without them, we enjoyed life, went to a phone booth to make a call when away from home and we knew no difference. Life was slower then and more simple. I was standing in line in a store to check out and this guy behind me started talking, who I thought he was talking to me, but when I turned to reply, I found out he had one of these ear hanger phones stuffed in his ear and was talking to someone else, how annoying! OK, they are a convenience, yes they have saved lives, but unlike anything else, they are totally abused with no regard to the people around the user. Here's an excerpt from an article on the Google glass buy someone who tried it,

I've been getting quizzical looks in the street, coupled with jibes and mockery from family and colleagues. So now is the time for me to try to reach a few conclusions about Google Glass.

And sadly my verdict is that, in its present form with its current software, Google Glass is a failure. A fascinating, promising, sometimes brilliant product - but a failure nonetheless. While software developers and the wealthiest of early adopters are now rushing to buy it in the US, I think it lacks the sheer usefulness that would make it a must-have device for the mass market.

The next upgrade will be an implant in your eyes so you don't have to wear it on your glasses. XRAY vision, who knows, it's out there, we just need someone to buy it! I'm looking at the stocks! :highly_amused:.
 
my phone has an IR blaster builtin with and an app that'll let me use it as a universal remote...

on the subject of the Googoo Glass (that's what I hear every time someone says the full product name), I could see some usefulness in a driving environment if it could wirelessly gather vehicle data and transmit it into your OHD (on head display). Things like speed, RPMs, engine temp, etc.

Pilots have been using OHDs for over 2 decades for "off axis" target acquisition, and keeping critical flight data in the line of sight at all times.

But as mentioned earlier, their current usefulness/uselessness, cost of entry, and form factor are a limiting factor. They're not "catching on like wildfire". I work in an environment where people oggle and buy the latest and greatest techno gadgets around, and yet, not one person in the office has ponied up for them. I went to a tech conference at our parent company a couple of weeks ago, and out of 1500 attendees I only saw 1 person with them. At this point in time, it's just a toy for people that have more disposable income than they know what to do with.
 
GregW said:
In the category of dubious inventions, the WIFI enabled lightbulb. Now you can use your smart phone to turn your lights on. Woo Hoo!
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We now live inna world where "someone" with the ability and inclination can shut down your car, turn off your lights and lock you outta your house in one fell swoop. :whistle:

I'll stick wit me brick-and-hammer world.:wink:
 
Nunyas said:
<snip> At this point in time, it's just a toy for people that have more disposable income than they know what to do with.
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LOL - sounds like an early 20th century description of an automobile!
 
"We now live inna world where "someone" with the ability and inclination can shut down your car, turn off your lights and lock you outta your house in one fell swoop. :whistle:"

Not with my antiquated stuff they won't. How would they be able to lock someone out of their house with a computer anyway?
 
waltesefalcon said:
"We now live inna world where "someone" with the ability and inclination can shut down your car, turn off your lights and lock you outta your house in one fell swoop. :whistle:"

Not with my antiquated stuff they won't. How would they be able to lock someone out of their house with a computer anyway?
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They have new home locks out now which can be operated with a smartphone.


There's a reason why I like things that are made outta stamped sheet metal and are air cooled.
 
Don't fergit 'bout them TV's that watch you jus' as much as you watch them...:yesnod:
 
Billy, now you are starting to scare me.
 
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