Google Glass: Ergonomics, Performance, And Practicality, Tested

[cangelini]

Google's Glass Explorer Edition kit showed up at my house late last week, and I've been living with it ever since. We have first impressions on ergonomics, etiquette, practicality, performance, and the future of Google's wearable computer.

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[Benthon]

I'm personally excited to see where this takes off to. They just need to bring the price down and they have a new generation of product. Great review! It definitely was cute to see your kid walking around and getting him water/playing with him from his perspective.

 

[blackmagnum]

Elitist geek tech. Making it illusive like Gmail beta. We can only watch and dream.

 

[witcherx]

why not just make lens.. come on aliens...
why give us outdated products...

 

[CaptainTom]

This really is the future. It will just take the third generation or so before it becomes mainstream practical. Oh and I want the lenses to be screens themselves, that would be cyberpunk badass!

 

[virtualban]

Why do you keep saying "Equivalent of a 25-inch HD screen from eight feet away"? The resolution, according to other sources, is not even 720p.
You could say "Equivalent of a 16:9, 25-inch screen from eight feet away"

 

[cats_Paw]

Considering the Privacy issues this will bring on the population, this product might be a big fail.

I know if i had any form ob bussines, i would not allow my customers to be filmed there. That means, no google glass.

 

[Vorador2]

[citation][nom]cats_Paw[/nom]Considering the Privacy issues this will bring on the population, this product might be a big fail.I know if i had any form ob bussines, i would not allow my customers to be filmed there. That means, no google glass.[/citation]

Privacy issues? The same than people with a phone. Nowadays anyone with a smartphone can take photos or record videos.

The only thing it needs to do is to put a led than lights up when people take photos or make videos.

 

[kettu]

"Take it from a dad, though: there’s something to be said for playing with your kid and recording it, rather than watching him run around, passively, through a smartphone camera (50 minutes of video at a time, that is)."

I bet that recording everything gets real old real fast. What are you going to with thousands of hours of video? Show it to your friends? I bet they'll love every minute of it!

 

[randomizer]

That is going to be shown at his 21st isn't it?

 

[butremor]

I like this video showing how it looks like looking thoriugh a glass http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-y3bEjEVV8

 

[ruffopurititiwang]

I'll wait until apple comes out with their version, made of glass and aluminum. Because more weight means higher quality. Patented, of course.

 

[AndrewJacksonZA]

What I wouldn't give for a recording of my Dad and my Mom playing with me as a child, from my perspective and from theirs.

 

[Tuishimi]

The video was adorable.

 

[TeraMedia]

Next it will be at weddings - possibly even as part of a photog package. Brides and Grooms can see the entire affair from each others' perspectives, as well as from that of guests, etc.

 

[internetlad]

[citation][nom]kettu[/nom]What are you going to with thousands of hours of video? Show it to your friends? I bet they'll love every minute of it![/citation]

How old are you? Old enough not to appreciate looking back on your life, apparently.

My son is only 3 years old now, and my wife and I constantly remark that we wish we had taken more videos to remember all the incredible things he did in the first couple of years, some of which are now certainly forgotten.

 

[kettu]

[citation][nom]internetlad[/nom]How old are you? Old enough not to appreciate looking back on your life, apparently. My son is only 3 years old now, and my wife and I constantly remark that we wish we had taken more videos to remember all the incredible things he did in the first couple of years, some of which are now certainly forgotten.[/citation]

Old enough to realise that there is nothing more boring than watching other peoples homemovies about their children who do "incredible" things.

 

[travish82]

I think I'm done with technology until batteries advance. As it stands now, my smartphone has to sit on the charger for half the day, and it looks like these glasses are no different. The only battery powered tech I own that's worth a crap is my eInk Kindle Touch. EVERYTHING else should last a month on one charge. I'm not kidding. Make this happen. You can have all the money I have if you give me a month long cell phone battery. Otherwise, keep your garbage outta my face.

 

[AnUnusedUsername]

[citation][nom]travish82[/nom]I think I'm done with technology until batteries advance. As it stands now, my smartphone has to sit on the charger for half the day, and it looks like these glasses are no different. The only battery powered tech I own that's worth a crap is my eInk Kindle Touch. EVERYTHING else should last a month on one charge. I'm not kidding. Make this happen. You can have all the money I have if you give me a month long cell phone battery. Otherwise, keep your garbage outta my face.[/citation]

The average $15 "dumb" phone will last a week or more on one charge, just FYI.

 

[morpheas768]

So, even when you're walking on a street where there's no street camera's on, you'll still wont feel safe because of Glass creepers everywhere.

As if our privacy wasnt intruded enough every day.

Yes, I am a hater. You can flame me, I dont care. Google Glass needs to die.

 

[Gulli]

Not convinced: talking to your glasses and flipping your head backwards to shift through files is ridiculous and annoying. Better wait until something like a neural interface is available.

P.S. This thing needs a guarantee against ads (especially popups, which couls kill you if you are walking on a busy street). Even then I think of the poor souls who get recorded on video against their will with no way to know if your glass is on.

 

[tomfreak]

when u walk in the streets, it rains, will it still work?

 

[WyomingKnott]

[citation][nom]Vorador2[/nom]Privacy issues? The same than people with a phone. Nowadays anyone with a smartphone can take photos or record videos.The only thing it needs to do is to put a led than lights up when people take photos or make videos.[/citation]
And that's a bad thing. Technology is prompting us to give up privacy in exchange for convenience. Google is one of the worst offenders, with Street View and their successful attempt to grab every book ever written for their profit over the objections of the authors.

Now Google is going one step further in eroding the concepts of privacy and property rights. Google is a great company with great tech ideas, but their complete disregard for the rights of others to their property and privacy makes their actions evil. They don't intend to be evil, in my opinion, they just think that those of us who regard privacy as a right are completely wrong.

Google is too big for anyone to throw them a hip-check. I hope that the EU finally drives into their thick skulls that being the 900 lb gorilla doesn't mean that they can do whatever they want, but I doubt that even the EU has enough power.

How about: Google Shades. You wear it, it emits a signal that Google Glass can detect, and Google Glass has to not film you. A sort of opt-out.

 

[ChillyWilly007]

While the idea of Google Glass is enticing, I'm pretty sure there will be many places that ban Google Glass simply because they don't want you recording them...
Also pretty sure every major MFG will come up with their own version of Google Glass - Samsung will come out with 15 different models/sizes/shapes/colors...

 

[mynith]

But does it correct for near-sightedness?