Now that everyone makes fun of Google Glass, I'm noticing just how addicted we are to our mobile devices.
I've seen so many people bring Smartphones into bathrooms now that folks like +Nick Bilton make fun of Google Glass wearers in bathrooms ( http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/at-google-conference-even-cameras-in-the-bathroom/ ). We don't mind that you have a super high quality camera in your hand while in a bathroom, but damn it if you are wearing such a camera on your face!
Also, look at these people. All in dangerous areas staring down into their phones.
What I also notice is that the press is totally treating Glass differently than the person on the street. 99% of the people I meet are absolutely excited about Glass.
Why? Because we're addicted to the Internet and we know it.
So, instead of resisting we're excited by a future where we can see the Internet while looking ahead too.
Creepy? Not for me.
Oh, and it also is amazing to me how many people don't know privacy law in the United States.
If you are in a public street and the photographer is in a public street you HAVE NO PRIVACY and people can take your photo.
Will that law be tested? Maybe, but the Boston Bombing shows the advantages of living in such a society. Ban all cameras in the street (not gonna happen) and you totally change the crime dynamic.
That said, I get some of the sadness at the future arriving in Glass. We know we're addicted and that's kind of sad.
Until you turn on your navigation on Glass and have a safer way to get around NYC.
Talk to you later, we're off to see the new World Trade Center and then catch Star Trek. Yes, I do wear Glass to the movies.
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OK, these new things that Google+ does are pretty cool. I shot this on Google Glass in the Subway (I made several images of my son, Patrick) and it automatically joined them together into this animated GIF.
It was unexpected and made me smile. Thanks Google!
My son and I agree. The new World Trade Center rocks. Google Glass? The hit of the crowds in New York.
Our bartenders were just raving over them. A guy on the street stopped me and asked if I had Glass. "yep."
"Sick!"
Translation for those who don't understand youth language: "can I try them on pretty please?"
#throughglass of course!
"I love TWiT," our driver says, while showing us his podcasting app "PocketCasts." Says he has tried all the podcasting apps on his Android (Samsung Galaxy Note II).
Love meeting people from all walks of life who are into technology.
What is safer when crossing a street in New York? IPhone or Google Glass? I have been taking pictures of people with their smartphones on my Google Glass.
Notice where her eyes are: not on the street.
My eyes are always ahead and on the street. I find walking around with Google Glass is much safer than staring into my smartphone. Plus it is a lot nicer for seeing the sights around you.
We are in NY until Tuesday on vacation (my son, Patrick, is attending John Jay school here in the fall so we are getting him setup).
Where should I test out Glass in NYC?
Live from New York it is a special Gillmor Gang from BetaWorks Betaday. http://techcrunch.com/2013/05/16/gillmor-gang-live-05-16-13-tctv/ Starts shortly.
I bet you are asking "who is Recon?" and "why is Recon a competitor for Google Glass?" It's the company that makes the displays inside Oakley and Smith Micro's latest goggles.
But now Recon is showing off its next product, for this winter, wearable sports devices. AKA "Jet." http://jet.reconinstruments.com/
So, why should Recon be taken seriously?
Well, first, Google Glass won't be out this year. But even taking that out of the equation Recon is going after two very fanatical audiences: snow sports and cyclists (both motor and pedal action). The athletes in both areas spend a lot keeping any edge possible. Plus they are one of the places "cool" culture comes from. What they choose is very important and could doom other competitors.
I used Recon's tech on the slopes back in February. They have the real deal and are adept at making deals to get retail distribution (Apple, Oakley, and Smith).
There will be more competition to come for Glass, but this definitely keeps the attention on one of the success vectors: will Glass be "cool enough?"
(I think so).
I'm loving the new design so far.
If you don't love it, complain here: :-)
Larry Page gave me heck about wearing Google Glass into the shower after I got to the microphones first this morning at the Google I/O 2013 keynote.
Me? I was shocked at what didn't come out.
No new news about Google Glass.
No new news about Android. Well, they did announce they have 900 million activations.
No major "blow your mind" demos and no one jumped out of any blimps the way they did last year.*
That said, the new voice search is quite nice, the new maps are much nicer, the Google+ improvements are awesome and should keep Mark Zuckerberg up at night for a few nights at least.
So, at the end of the day, a lot of new stuff important for Google and the industry but nothing really mind-blowing. *=yeah the voice search and photography improvements are pretty close to mind-blowing but, really, they didn't blow my mind but maybe that's because I just spent a day at SRI and saw some really mind-blowing things (more on that by this weekend).
One thing I was left wondering: did they pull Android announcements to wait to see what Apple and Microsoft do this next month? I wouldn't be shocked to hear Google announce more stuff shortly after Apple and Microsoft's big events.
Anyway, this will take you to the Q&A part of the Google IO keynote.
Oh, and to answer +Larry Page well, at least everyone now knows they are water resistant and can handle a little rain shower!
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