I'm in when it's $100 with a data contract and not before. Also when it does reasonable AR processing/visuals and isn't just a glorified smart watch with a headcam.
I take tons of random pictures with Glass. I think it will be outright fascinating to see the timeline of basically random moments from my life years from now.
I made my way to one of the Glass-approved optometrists this weekend and sent my frames out for prescription lenses this week. Should have them back in less than two weeks. Interestingly, they pointed out that every person who had come so far had the same exact frame style, the Thin one, which I had also chosen.
I didn't even think I was that quick on the draw, but the optometrist told me my frame style (Bold) was already sold out. Should be getting them back with lenses in a few days.
Now that I have prescription lenses, I finally got to try the navigation while driving. I've been setting up unfamiliar places I need to drive to as events in my calendar, so when it's time to leave I have a card that shows up on the left side of my timeline. Two taps and it starts navigation. The visual component is great - better than any GPS or my phone in terms of being able to glance at it with minimal distraction. The audio has the same problems as any audio on Glass - quiet and difficult to hear over ambient sound. Regardless, this is going to replace my phone as my GPS display for the foreseeable future.
Since I first got Glass last Summer, I've used it off and on, but ALWAYS made it a point to bring it on drives to new places. It is by far the best GPS I have ever owned. It lacks a few nice features, like a Garmin that had a database of local speed laws, but the Glass display still wins.
I may need the name of your optometrist, Rym. There are only 3 in NJ on the official Google list, and the one close to me has most definitely fucked up. Prescription is all sorts of off. Thinking of just demanding my money back and going elsewhere.
The site is less than perfect but the idea seems cool. I like the idea of having something that automatically jazzes up all of the pictures and videos I take throughout a fixed period of time and turns them into one thing I can share.
My prescription lenses just arrived (for the second time). Gotta go pick them up this week.
Long story short, I've moved twice, in as many years, and have switched eye doctors a bunch. The last time I went, I got contacts, but the doctor also updated my glasses prescription. She somehow managed to screw this up very badly.
Since I no longer live close to the doctor, I went to the closest eye doctor on Google's approved list. I the prescription that matched my current pair of glasses, since I knew those worked great (from 2012). I said "order this for my Google Glass," they measured my head, and I paid them my money.
This new doctor decided to go above the call of duty and call my old eye doctor, find out if I had a 2013 prescription, then order THAT for my Glass. The astigmatism was way off and made me feel sick just wearing them for a minute. I brought them back and he re-tested my vision, immediately saw what was wrong, and said he'd send them back to the lab to be re-done, no charge.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2543203/Google-Glass-goes-X-rated-App-lets-wearers-partners-eyes-having-sex.html
I'm in.
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-Department of Pedantry
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rym/sets/72157638018061884/
It also prevents the phone battery from dying during navigation. It's so great.
The site is less than perfect but the idea seems cool. I like the idea of having something that automatically jazzes up all of the pictures and videos I take throughout a fixed period of time and turns them into one thing I can share.
Long story short, I've moved twice, in as many years, and have switched eye doctors a bunch. The last time I went, I got contacts, but the doctor also updated my glasses prescription. She somehow managed to screw this up very badly.
Since I no longer live close to the doctor, I went to the closest eye doctor on Google's approved list. I the prescription that matched my current pair of glasses, since I knew those worked great (from 2012). I said "order this for my Google Glass," they measured my head, and I paid them my money.
This new doctor decided to go above the call of duty and call my old eye doctor, find out if I had a 2013 prescription, then order THAT for my Glass. The astigmatism was way off and made me feel sick just wearing them for a minute. I brought them back and he re-tested my vision, immediately saw what was wrong, and said he'd send them back to the lab to be re-done, no charge.
Plus, they've explicitly said that the only reason that it's that expensive is to limit the pool. They've always said the release price would be less.