"A spokesman for the lieutenant governor’s office said in a phone interview that the show will be for Newsom to promote California, which Newsom has been doing since talking office in January 2011. The show, his office said, will be separate from his political office, and no state funds will be used for the show."
There must be a better use of his time as the second-in-command of the largest state in the U.S. and one of the world's largest economies.
i think the key to remember when looking at google vs possible competitors isn't the actual hardware, but the software behind the glasses. Yes, Oakley might be making their own HUD glasses, and they will probably be very good looking and functional, but will they be useful.
Amazing or Disappointing? My answer is Prototype. I have been interested in a wearable computer for many, many years. I look forward to seeing Glass evolve from a proof of concept into an actual product. I'll reserve my amazement and/or disappointment for when that time comes. Until then... it is just a prototype.
It seems that this would rather drastically interfere with your peripheral vision. Looking at Sergey wearing it at 0:17 in the video, it looks like around 60% of the right side of his view is obstructed by the device. While certainly some cool tech, I'm skeptical about how well that would integrate into your daily experience.
You certainly wouldn't want to wear it while driving or operating equipment.
"Don't touch the pad on the side" ..... prototype or not, what kind of usability nightmare is that? You put on glasses by grabbing the sides.. The control should be based on your eye movements or something like a watch.
> prototype or not, what kind of usability nightmare is that?
The kind that allows you to figure out what works and what doesn't.
I guess it has been almost 2 years now but I recall a certain phone maker giving the advice "don't hold it that way" when an actual product (in the store... being sold to millions) was experiencing an issue of that nature. I think they survived that. :)
You would think Google would do better ... also, if it's a prototype that doesn't do anything, why Google is building hype by having Sergey and Sebastian Thrun wear it in public?
People severely underestimate how hard it is to build a head-mounted display that is small, light and provides good, high-res image. To do it cheaply adds another order of magnitude of difficulty. It has been the pursuit of many technology companies for decades.
I'm pretty sure, the Vuzix device is in the tens of thousands of dollars. And it's on a wire.
Oakley might hint all they want, as many companies have over the years, but they admit themselves in the article you've linked to that they've been chasing this unicorn since 1998.
And devices like the Epson Moverio BT-100 or Sony HMZ-T1 are a whole different class: they're entertainment clunkers that you wouldn't wear on your head on the street. What Google will likely offer is of unprecedented size and weight, bearable looks to wear among real people (not nerds), it's wireless, capable of linking with your device of choice (smartphones, possibly laptops), and will have to carry price tag acceptable for more affluent consumers (say, those who can afford iPhones and top-of-the line Android phones). So, when you ask, is it really that hard, I would respond: you have no friggin' idea.
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"A spokesman for the lieutenant governor’s office said in a phone interview that the show will be for Newsom to promote California, which Newsom has been doing since talking office in January 2011. The show, his office said, will be separate from his political office, and no state funds will be used for the show."
There must be a better use of his time as the second-in-command of the largest state in the U.S. and one of the world's largest economies.
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/04/gavin-newsom-host-sh...
You certainly wouldn't want to wear it while driving or operating equipment.
The kind that allows you to figure out what works and what doesn't.
I guess it has been almost 2 years now but I recall a certain phone maker giving the advice "don't hold it that way" when an actual product (in the store... being sold to millions) was experiencing an issue of that nature. I think they survived that. :)
People severely underestimate how hard it is to build a head-mounted display that is small, light and provides good, high-res image. To do it cheaply adds another order of magnitude of difficulty. It has been the pursuit of many technology companies for decades.
I'm pretty sure, the Vuzix device is in the tens of thousands of dollars. And it's on a wire.
Oakley might hint all they want, as many companies have over the years, but they admit themselves in the article you've linked to that they've been chasing this unicorn since 1998.
And devices like the Epson Moverio BT-100 or Sony HMZ-T1 are a whole different class: they're entertainment clunkers that you wouldn't wear on your head on the street. What Google will likely offer is of unprecedented size and weight, bearable looks to wear among real people (not nerds), it's wireless, capable of linking with your device of choice (smartphones, possibly laptops), and will have to carry price tag acceptable for more affluent consumers (say, those who can afford iPhones and top-of-the line Android phones). So, when you ask, is it really that hard, I would respond: you have no friggin' idea.
http://youtu.be/grxL5umOE6g