What these things really need is some way of being controlled directly by the brain.<p>I don't want to be wearing goofy glasses and telling them to guide me to the pub. I just want to conjure up a rabbit to follow.
Am I the only one who thinks Google Glass is a bad idea?<p>We already trusted our virtual life to google (emails, what we do, etc). Are we sure that we are ready to trust our real(physical) life too?<p>Don't get me wrong... It seems like a cool project but I wouldn't use it, maybe I am getting too old :/
> Microsoft Patent Shows It’s Working On A Google Glass Type Device Of Its Own<p>It only shows that Microsoft calls dibs on this newfangled idea of wearable display. I don't see any invention described there. Rather just an idea.
we don't even know what Glass is going to be, how can it have competitors? so far all we know is that it's a network connected display inside a pair of glasses. but that's been available for purchase for a couple of years now (<a href="http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/snow-heads-up-display" rel="nofollow">http://www.reconinstruments.com/products/snow-heads-up-displ...</a>).<p>people have been working and experimenting on wearable computing and HUDs for decades (<a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/one-on-one-steve-mann-wearable-computing-pioneer/" rel="nofollow">http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/07/one-on-one-steve-ma...</a>), I'm really curious to see what Google can come up with, being probably the first major company trying to make a general consumer product, and Glass may well end up being an awesome revolutionary product but so far I fear that it's being hyped so much that it may end up being the next Segway.
Maybe I'm way off, but I think this is kind of what Google intended in some sort of way with their Google X lab. They're exploring innovative and new ideas but I think it's with the intent of spurring on this competitive spirt with the other tech giants. One company exploring these ideas is innovative but may not make much progress; having a bunch of companies compete to come up with the best version of these ideas may make the progress on these technologies increase rapidly.
I believe Google Lense would have a more bright future, than Google Glass. Google Lense may be a wireless lens screen which communicates with the smart device in your hand or pocket to show you app windows in multiple screens.
I love the spin. This is a non story.<p>This is how invention and innovation works; multiple parties come up with the same idea. Not to mention that the idea of augmented reality glasses has probably been a childhood dream for many.