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I got my first pair (black, dev) at Google IO last year. The arm with the battery broke when I ran over them with my chair. Google sent me a white consumer as a replacement. When I have them in my possession I wear them for a few hours/day. But they spend a lot of time being lent out... and honestly, I don't miss it when I don't have it.
I just learned that Concur has an official Glass app. If more useful apps like that come out... then I might want to use it more.
I got my first pair (black, dev) at Google IO last year. The arm with the battery broke when I ran over them with my chair. Google sent me a white consumer as a replacement. When I have them in my possession I wear them for a few hours/day. But they spend a lot of time being lent out... and honestly, I don't miss it when I don't have it.
I just learned that Concur has an official Glass app. If more useful apps like that come out... then I might want to use it more.
How does the screen look? Is it as readable as if you were looking at a normal monitor from a foot away?
Can you browse the web, just like you would on a regular tablet or computer?
How do you control what you see on the screen? What do you use instead of a mouse or touch screen?
I just can't picture how it actually works, and how you would control it?
How does the screen look? Is it as readable as if you were looking at a normal monitor from a foot away?
Can you browse the web, just like you would on a regular tablet or computer?
How do you control what you see on the screen? What do you use instead of a mouse or touch screen?
I just can't picture how it actually works, and how you would control it?
The screen is perfectly useable. You can read everything clearly. The resolution is low - similar to what monitors were like before "retina"-like screens.
You can browse the web for the most part. Reading, viewing pictures, and watching video is easy. Without a keyboard, typing is limited.
You control what you see on the screen with a combination of the touchpad and voice input.
If you've ever used a laptop with a touchpad, you can imagine what it is like to control it.
I'm going to get one for work sooner or later. One word of warning for anyone who is planning to buy these, they record and post videos very easily. We've already had people in our company use them and inadvertently post a recording of what they were looking at.
How does the screen look? Is it as readable as if you were looking at a normal monitor from a foot away?
Can you browse the web, just like you would on a regular tablet or computer?
How do you control what you see on the screen? What do you use instead of a mouse or touch screen?
I just can't picture how it actually works, and how you would control it?
A lot of it is voice activated, but my understanding is that some functions are performed by touching the temples.
From the video I saw yesterday, it looks a lot like Robocop's display. There can be text, pictures, etc. but they are transparent so you could see what was going on behind it. It featured a doctor who wore them on his rounds and during surgery and he could look at patient data, vitals, etc. But he could still see to operate.
The screen is perfectly useable. You can read everything clearly. The resolution is low - similar to what monitors were like before "retina"-like screens.
You can browse the web for the most part. Reading, viewing pictures, and watching video is easy. Without a keyboard, typing is limited.
You control what you see on the screen with a combination of the touchpad and voice input.
If you've ever used a laptop with a touchpad, you can imagine what it is like to control it.
Thanks for the above info.
I also tried looking on Google's website, and they are not very good about describing the web browsing ability.
It looks like the display can just show a few sentences at a time, for things such as news headlines, sports scores, etc.
I also saw the right stem has a large block on the end. I'm guessing that's the touch pad you are referring to.
So to me, it doesn't look like it can truly work like a tablet in terms of web browsing. You would still need a tablet or smart phone if you wanted to view a full website.
It looks like it's designed mostly to assist with answering questions about traffic directions, provide descriptions of places you may be visiting, send text messages, and take photos and video.
A lot of it is voice activated, but my understanding is that some functions are performed by touching the temples.
From the video I saw yesterday, it looks a lot like Robocop's display. There can be text, pictures, etc. but they are transparent so you could see what was going on behind it. It featured a doctor who wore them on his rounds and during surgery and he could look at patient data, vitals, etc. But he could still see to operate.
Yes, I can see how it can be very useful for some people, like doctors.
I found a good detailed review of Google Glass here:
it's nice but the little screen is really not meant for web browsing. it's mean to do some quick informative research if you want to read something really quickly, etc.
in my opinion, it's best for getting quick pieces of data such as your calendar, weather, sports scores, driving directions, taking pictures/videos, etc.
as for some of the negative stuff in this thread...i think the whole camera and spying thing is overblown. if i really wanted to take surreptitious video of you i would use my cell phone and hold it casually down with my hands or clip it to my belt, not a big camera that's staring right at you on my face.
it's definitely new technology but it will be interesting to see some new apps come online.
google's business practices are somewhat questionable lately... no thanks.
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