RE: Google Co-Founder pictured wearing augmented reality spectacles

gervasi — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:39:25 GMT

Ten years ago as computers were getting smaller, I figured a stylus and a tiny key board the size of small fingers was the best you could do. Since then the muti-touch screen with swiping motion has taken over handheld computers. Before I saw that I fwould have figured it wouldn't work because fingers are so large compared to icons on a GUI.

Similarly, this technology will take off in an unpredictable way. Maybe this will be something that people use while driving or otherwise occupied. Maybe inputs will be added that look for hand motions and verbal commands. My guess is this technology will be part of future computer interfaces.

RE: Google Co-Founder pictured wearing augmented reality spectacles

DAB — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:19:39 GMT

I can see a lot of very useful job improvements that these googles could provide.

You could stream updated traffic information to delivery trucks, traffic or crime alerts to patrolling police cars, building content inventories to responding fire and rescue teams and more.

Providing real time critical data in an inobtrusive method could help save lives and reduce unnecessary delays. All of which would be useful.

Consider a doctor who could get updates on each patient while they walk between rooms. Convert otherwise down time to information acquisition time.

So while they glasses may look a little dorky at the present, I can see their use and we all know that technology will make it easier to access the information in the future.

I would just consider them as an initial implementation of an evolving technology. The future of a similar capability could be very useful for a lot of people.

Just my opinion,

DAB