Anyone here have Google Glass?

[Patrick C]

I think the thread title pretty much sums up the question. I received my invitation code from Google today to purchase Google Glass and I'm wondering if anyone here has Google Glass? What are your thoughts?

I don't want this to get into a debate as to if people think they are geeky, stupid, dangerous while driving, etc. I'm just wondering if any DMCTalkers have hands-on experience with them.

[Michael]

I say buy them no matter what. if you don't love them, put them on ebay where they will no doubt command a premium.

[Patrick C]

Moderators: Can you please move this thread to the general discussion section?

[DL4567]

One of my friends recently bought a (pair? set?) of Google Glass, and I got to play with it for quite a while a few weeks ago. It is neat, but frankly I was a little disappointed with it. The first surprise was that the "screen" is smaller than I expected when putting them on. The resolution is good, but that's fairly easy to achieve when the projected screen area isn't that big. The functions seemed pretty basic, and after playing with it for about 30 minutes, I felt kind of bored and like I had done everything it can do. It has voice recognition, and a touchpad on the temple, but it is crude compared to the touchpad on a laptop. There is no "mouse," it's just up/down forward/backward. It takes pictures, surfs the web, makes calls, sends texts, and it seems like that's about it. I know that's amazing for a pair of glasses, but call me spoiled by using computers most of my life and smartphones for 2+ years. Oh I almost forgot, it does link wirelessly in real time to your smartphone, so your smartphone screen can see what your Google Glass is seeing -- that was pretty impressive.

My friend mentioned he's disappointed with the battery life, and that would be the most important improvement in his opinion. He also said this version is more like a proof of concept, and a great indicator of things to come down the road, but he admitted there's not a whole lot you can really "do" with it right now.

Don't know if you're a Star Trek TNG fan, but the whole time we couldn't stop making jokes about the episode "The Game."

Just curious, can I ask what the price is through an invitation directly from Google?

[Patrick C]

Just curious, can I ask what the price is through an invitation directly from Google?

Thanks for your input! The price from Google is $1,500 plus tax. Very expensive, especially considering it might cost $500 if/when it actually gets released to the public.

[Michael]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=Google+glass&_sop=16

[Patrick C]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_nkw=Google+glass&_sop=16

The thing is, when you buy them from Google, the fine print says you agree not to resell them and may only "gift" them away.

[Dangermouse]

One of my friends recently bought a (pair? set?) of Google Glass, and I got to play with it for quite a while a few weeks ago. It is neat, but frankly I was a little disappointed with it. The first surprise was that the "screen" is smaller than I expected when putting them on. The resolution is good, but that's fairly easy to achieve when the projected screen area isn't that big. The functions seemed pretty basic, and after playing with it for about 30 minutes, I felt kind of bored and like I had done everything it can do. It has voice recognition, and a touchpad on the temple, but it is crude compared to the touchpad on a laptop. There is no "mouse," it's just up/down forward/backward. It takes pictures, surfs the web, makes calls, sends texts, and it seems like that's about it. I know that's amazing for a pair of glasses, but call me spoiled by using computers most of my life and smartphones for 2+ years. Oh I almost forgot, it does link wirelessly in real time to your smartphone, so your smartphone screen can see what your Google Glass is seeing -- that was pretty impressive.


Derek

did you have any issue with eye strain switching between looking at Glass and looking at the real world? As I have gotten older I notice more of a delay in refocusing when my eyes switch from looking at my phone to, say, someone talking to me. And vice versa. So I wonder if it would be a huge PITA switching to something so close to my eye. Or looking at something so close for so long.

and why aren't they called Google Glasses? Just annoys me every time I read it. Bah humbug!

[DL4567]

Derek

did you have any issue with eye strain switching between looking at Glass and looking at the real world? As I have gotten older I notice more of a delay in refocusing when my eyes switch from looking at my phone to, say, someone talking to me. And vice versa. So I wonder if it would be a huge PITA switching to something so close to my eye. Or looking at something so close for so long.

I'd guess that the virtual distance of the projected image is about 5 ft away from your face, rather than 1 inch away, so eye strain isn't that big of an issue. I had to keep my near-sighted prescription eyeglasses on under the Google Glass, otherwise the screen looked blurry, which is further evidence that you're looking at something at a bit of a distance. If it was close I would have been able to see it clearly without my glasses. My vision isn't the best in general (I notice the slow focus change when looking up from something close too, hehe) so I'm sure I'd experience some eye strain if I used the Google Glass for hours, but it's probably not that bad for most people.

One thing I didn't mention in my other post is that the screen isn't straight in front of you, but rather a little above straight ahead. I guess that's to keep it out of the way of your regular vision, but it still takes some getting used to.

[Roman Legion]

Just make sure they're compatible with Human physiology. :lol:

http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Virtual_display_device

[DL4567]

There's also this: :biggrin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioIACVP_d5E

[Nicholas R]

Don't know if you're a Star Trek TNG fan, but the whole time we couldn't stop making jokes about the episode "The Game."

Haha! I have totally thought about that several times about them! Google is going to take over the enterprise! :wink:

[Roman Legion]

Just hope google overcame the over 9000 issues they were having..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiMHTK15Pik

[Patrick C]

After playing with Google Glass for a few days, I am very impressed. Is it life changing? Well, I guess that all depends on what you do with your life. Can it do anything your iPhone can't do? Probably not, but the fact that it can overlay images, webpages, emails, etc hands free into your field of vision truly is an incredible thing to see. For example, as primitive as Glass is right now, take a look at these screenshots I took today. All of this, completely accessible to you while working on your car simply by glancing up, hands still on wrenches, wire cutters, etc. Pretty darn cool.

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[Patrick C]

More examples:

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[LEVY]

Patrick,

How do you access internet?

Do you think it was a good investment?

Are still using it, got bored?

I'm thiking on buying a set.

LEVY

[Patrick C]

Patrick,

How do you access internet?

Do you think it was a good investment?

Are still using it, got bored?

I'm thiking on buying a set.

LEVY

It accesses the internet using WiFi or using the personal hotspot feature on most smartphones. Honestly, it is an amazing device, but I don't believe it is worth $1500, so I am returning it to Google for a full refund. I am hoping that the public release set for later this year includes upgrades such as better battery life, better camera, etc. The public release will also be nowhere near $1500!

[LEVY]

Thank you for your prompt response.

I already informed google that I'm not interested due to others reviews, seems like they have the option of try before you buy, let's see.

LEVY

[Riley88]

I own glass. I rather like them, I use them when I'm out riding my road bicycle so quite a bit. The hands free recording is very nice. I haven't owned my D long enough to get down and dirty on maintenence but I look forward to it, glass is another nice tool to have at your disposal!

[ALEXAKOS]

What happens if you say, "OK GLASS, Yahoo delorean front tire pressure?

Will it respond: "this glass will self destruct in 5 secconds"?

[Shep]

What happens if you say, "OK GLASS, Yahoo delorean front tire pressure?

Will it respond: "this glass will self destruct in 5 secconds"?Having "Google Now" on my phone (which if I recall correctly, this utilizes), it'll probably just Google the phrase "Yahoo DeLorean front tire pressure". Which, since I was curious, brings up mostly DML results on the first page (https://www.google.com/search?q=Yahoo+DeLorean+front+tire+pressure) :hmm:

Unless it's a specific command that it recognizes, e.g. "what's the weather in...?", it'll perform a Google search on whatever you say. Hilariously, just today my fiancee told her Google Now "what does a female Blue Jay look like?", and it Googled "What does female blue cheese look like?" I have no idea what that is even supposed to mean or how it thought female cheese was a thing, but this is why I love Google. Not always right, but when it gets it wrong, it usually provides for some very good laughs :hihi2:

EDIT:
I am curious what "can you Yahoo search for me?" will do to it, but do not want to temp fate ;)