Re:Google Glass sales halted
by cantankerous on Thursday January 15, 2015 @01:54PM
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This. I was really excited about the possibilities glass could bring to my desk job, or other aspects of my daily work, but was pretty let down by how it pushed to augment aspects of my daily life where it wouldn't make any sense (going for walks, commuting, jumping out of planes, etc.). Hopefully we'll see another iteration of Glass or another product with a more domain or task(s)-specific purpose. That's what I'm waiting for, anyway.
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Re:Google Glass sales halted
by saosebastiao on Thursday January 15, 2015 @02:03PM
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I definitely think that domain and task specific AR has a strong future. I would love it if Uber took to using AR instead of relying on dash-mounted iPhones. It could give them visual indicators of a destination (things like which side of the street, potential drop off zones, etc). It could help pinpoint the location of the app-user at the origin. It could augment their GPS so they don't have to type in directions or look at a tiny screen while driving.