Posted by Paul DeCesare on February 22, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Have a go at Google Glass. This will change everything, how we communicate, interact & share. Call me crazy, but I see the demise of handheld devices eventually. And the beauty of this new concept is that it brings back human interaction and does away with people glued to their soapbar-sized device, texting madly with no concept of who's around them. We see film going exinct now, HA... wait until the iPhone and the Droid are in the Smithsonian in 10 years. I can hear the conversation of the young in 2020 looking at an iPhone 5: "People really used to hold these things all day long? And use them when they drive?? And actually go back home if they forgot it? How weird!"
Things are changing so fast, look at the last 10 years... we used to spend $400 on extra laptop batteries to use when flying so we could get 6 hours out of our 8 pound laptop that made the backpack weigh 20 pounds total. Now we pull out an iPad for 10 hours of enjoyment. We wired our houses with Cat 5 cable in 2002 because we wanted to have a home network to share printers and files, and at the time it added real estate value. Now a $39 wireless router blows that all away. We printed pages of MapQuest maps to try and get somewhere, now a computer voice tells us where to turn.
Poor film.. don;t even want to talk about that. Times are a-changin'!
Posted by scott lanz on February 22, 2013 at 3:35 PM
"Times are a-changin'!"
Yes, Paul, but for some of us, at a much slower pace.
p.s., What's a router?
Posted by Carl Battreall on February 22, 2013 at 5:58 PM
I have to say I would have no interest in such a device. I find it is difficult to communicate with people just with their phones attached to them at all times, they are never really paying attention to the person in front of them, always looking down, always with a hand in their pocket waiting for a vibration. With those glasses, they would be looking right at you, but would actually be watching a realty TV show.
Posted by Mia McPherson on February 22, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Google knows enough about us as it is just from web surfing on our computers, phones and other devices, I don't want them knowing anything more
Posted by Eva McDermott on February 22, 2013 at 8:18 PM
I agree with Mia and Carl.
BTW Paul - I like film and have made an effort to get back to it.... and enjoy it.
Posted by Paul DeCesare on February 23, 2013 at 2:03 AM
That was something I should have stressed: I have absolute ZERO trust in Google's intentions for the data they collect and store. But eventually it won't only be Google pushing a body-mounted communications solution, they'll all hop on the wagon if the public demands it. My gut feel is that the public will demand this big time in a decade or less. We are so burdened with managing information anymore, the current trends are to simplify our lives. Interesting to see what happens.
We should all enjoy film while we have it available, it was the basis of our craft for over 150 years. But if you are going to do that, do it now. Manufacturers won't have enough demand to bother maintain the process in whatever number of years. Vinyl records and analog tape are gonzo, enjoy film while you can still get it.
Disclaimer: I'm not embracing all of this stuff, believe me, but I work in technology and get to see stuff that's still in concept stage, and there are some crazy ideas out there. We do need to be aware that what we like won't last forever... for pete's sake, Kodak invented the digital sensor over 20 years ago, and when their engineers showed it to the VPs of the company, they said "nice pet project but we're not going to market something that interferes with our film sales." (that was posted by Scott Bourne, don't shoot the messenger, lol). Point is, things are changing and I agree, unnecessarily fast. Even how we buy Photoshop is forever changed and I'm hatin' it, but it is what it is. Here comes the future!
Posted by Jim Gavin on February 23, 2013 at 2:59 AM
Scott, I think a router is some sort of a wood working tool.
Posted by Dan Roberts on February 23, 2013 at 10:19 AM
Technology it getting crazy. What's next? Will people be wearing earbuds and be consantly in voice contact with the equivalent of their Facebook friends? Same concept but eliminate the need to text. Cell phones with bluetooth ear pieces are annoying enough.
Posted by Ken Smith on February 23, 2013 at 2:29 PM
Innovation...it is intriguing... the latest problem I have with the overload of info is one-on-one communication. Messages are not completely 'read', I too often scan. Then I miss answering questions asked of me. Then I say something that completely redirects the topic. But, worst of all is dealing with others who are worse-off at reading, listening, and follow-through than me. Notice how many restaurants have quit taking reservations....because people don't make good on their commitments? And why bother asking for rsvp when you host an event?
Sometimes I resort to pleading with people to call...pick up the phone so we can chat and clarify at light-speed the topic in question...light speed ...compared to the drone of misguided texting...or emails. The communication failure rate is so high today when compared to 30 years ago....or is it me??
ps...I love this new technology..really what times these are.. ...voice recognition was talked about at a UC Berkeley computer science class when I was a freshman...1972/73. The prof said as soon as the computer could distinguish between "fruit flies like bananas" and "time flies like an arrow" that we would be the threshold for amazing stuff...well, 40 years later....here we are....
As if people aren't distracted enough now with their phones and tablets and texting away. It's madness. I can't even imagine the level of distraction caused by having so much data right AT your eye. Completely disrupts my brain even thinking about it!
Posted by Jim Erhardt on February 23, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Resistance is futile. Your data will be collected and stored...and you will be assimilated.
Posted by Stan Rose on February 23, 2013 at 5:44 PM
Yeh, but if i say, "OK, Glass--pour me a beer!" Will it? I thought not...
I'll pass.
The level of situational awareness in our society is already approaching a high level. Innovations such as this will make matters worse. It truly boggles.
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12 repliesThings are changing so fast, look at the last 10 years... we used to spend $400 on extra laptop batteries to use when flying so we could get 6 hours out of our 8 pound laptop that made the backpack weigh 20 pounds total. Now we pull out an iPad for 10 hours of enjoyment. We wired our houses with Cat 5 cable in 2002 because we wanted to have a home network to share printers and files, and at the time it added real estate value. Now a $39 wireless router blows that all away. We printed pages of MapQuest maps to try and get somewhere, now a computer voice tells us where to turn.
Poor film.. don;t even want to talk about that. Times are a-changin'!
Yes, Paul, but for some of us, at a much slower pace.
p.s., What's a router?
BTW Paul - I like film and have made an effort to get back to it.... and enjoy it.
We should all enjoy film while we have it available, it was the basis of our craft for over 150 years. But if you are going to do that, do it now. Manufacturers won't have enough demand to bother maintain the process in whatever number of years. Vinyl records and analog tape are gonzo, enjoy film while you can still get it.
Disclaimer: I'm not embracing all of this stuff, believe me, but I work in technology and get to see stuff that's still in concept stage, and there are some crazy ideas out there. We do need to be aware that what we like won't last forever... for pete's sake, Kodak invented the digital sensor over 20 years ago, and when their engineers showed it to the VPs of the company, they said "nice pet project but we're not going to market something that interferes with our film sales." (that was posted by Scott Bourne, don't shoot the messenger, lol). Point is, things are changing and I agree, unnecessarily fast. Even how we buy Photoshop is forever changed and I'm hatin' it, but it is what it is. Here comes the future!
Sometimes I resort to pleading with people to call...pick up the phone so we can chat and clarify at light-speed the topic in question...light speed ...compared to the drone of misguided texting...or emails. The communication failure rate is so high today when compared to 30 years ago....or is it me??
ps...I love this new technology..really what times these are.. ...voice recognition was talked about at a UC Berkeley computer science class when I was a freshman...1972/73. The prof said as soon as the computer could distinguish between "fruit flies like bananas" and "time flies like an arrow" that we would be the threshold for amazing stuff...well, 40 years later....here we are....
I'll pass.
--P