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arcane1

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14. Great, more aloof people walking around who can't function

Wed Apr 4, 2012, 02:21 PM

Apr 2012

There is no way I would have a conversation with someone wearing these things. It's bad enough trying to converse with people wearing earbuds with their noses buried in their phones. Now I have to deal with someone constantly nodding and blinking? I'll pass. Even worse if it's someone who didn't pay premium and has to deal with pop-up ads on their lenses.

If one doesn't know the walking route from their own home, perhaps one should stay indoors.

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Google Begins Testing Its Augmented-Reality Glasses! [View all] Vehl Apr 2012 OP

Google goggles! Duer 157099 Apr 2012 #1

iGiggle. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #12

Sounds like it could be incredibly dangerous Hugabear Apr 2012 #2

It's not the walkers, it's the drivers that worry me. Angleae Apr 2012 #57

The software could turn off or go into a very simple mode while driving. joshcryer Apr 2012 #82

Well, if a Google Car is driving you, it's no problem. Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #85

So long it isn't by Google GPS (as it drives into lake Washington) Angleae Apr 2012 #87

I must be a Luddite. Skinner Apr 2012 #3

We all have our likes and dislikes :) Vehl Apr 2012 #8

---initiate transmission--- Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #54

I think it was really marketed. The market teams behind it... joshcryer Apr 2012 #73

Google is both amazing and alarming Matariki Apr 2012 #4

Beaming your every thought to personal data miners. No thanks. Google is evil. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #5

Will they make Doris Day look young again. ? dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #6

That's an idea: Write Beer Goggles software for them! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2012 #56

In the future... Matariki Apr 2012 #7

I look forward to that day. dawg Apr 2012 #24

in the future I will make it big selling tripping devices. Javaman Apr 2012 #51

LMAO-Since when did this planet stop being a lunatic asylum???? :) - n/t coalition_unwilling Apr 2012 #78

I believe Transhumanism is now becoming a real possibility Vehl Apr 2012 #9

Unabashed transhumanist here! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #43

Cool! that makes two of us here! Vehl Apr 2012 #60

+1, we're close to the horizon, not sure if we'll make it. joshcryer Apr 2012 #74

Cool I guess... ceile Apr 2012 #10

The part where the cute girl called in was obviously imaginary Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #11

I wil trade the cute girl for the space elevator! ..or maybe not. :P Vehl Apr 2012 #15

Just the navigation features alone would make it something I would want. Ian David Apr 2012 #13

Cool list Vehl Apr 2012 #29

Not to mention it could help you land a plane if the pilot dies. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #30

Great, more aloof people walking around who can't function arcane1 Apr 2012 #14

+1 HiPointDem Apr 2012 #18

Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his power level? Vehl Apr 2012 #16

:) Vehl Apr 2012 #37

Pretty cool. silverweb Apr 2012 #17

One step closer to the Matrix n/t n2doc Apr 2012 #19

And this one looks a bit like Trinity from matrix too! Vehl Apr 2012 #27

Coming soon: ads wherever you look! eShirl Apr 2012 #20

Exactly. A more realistic version: onehandle Apr 2012 #47

Thanks for that. It's spot-on. Frank Cannon Apr 2012 #86

Oh yes. nt Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #50

There are already ads everywhere you look. joshcryer Apr 2012 #75

Weird and Wonderful at the same time. MineralMan Apr 2012 #21

An early version of "Strange Days" Uncle Joe Apr 2012 #22

"Augmented reality"? Can we give them to freepers for free? provis99 Apr 2012 #23

Freepers have been working with augmented reality for a long time Hugabear Apr 2012 #25

so google would not only know everywhere i go but everything i look at and everything i say??? dembotoz Apr 2012 #26

So I take it we'll be seeing more of this: SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #28

:D Vehl Apr 2012 #31

Here�s A More Realistic Look At Google�s Project Glass [Video] Ian David Apr 2012 #32

Haha, that cracked me up. :) joshcryer Apr 2012 #77

The consensus on tech blogs is that Google is flailing desperately. Notice it's not 'Glasses'... onehandle Apr 2012 #33

well Vehl Apr 2012 #38

We already have glasses like those: LeftinOH Apr 2012 #34

Those were just as real as the fantasy in that Google hipster video. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #35

Amaze Your Friends with X-Ray Glasses - The Flametrick Subs Javaman Apr 2012 #53

Bah, soon you'll be able to have ads blasted straight to your eyeballs FSogol Apr 2012 #36

Like something from a sci-fi novel. RebelOne Apr 2012 #39

William Gibson's novel Virtual Light centered on some petronius Apr 2012 #48

I'll wait for the 2.0 version belcffub Apr 2012 #40

Google IS Skynet. piratefish08 Apr 2012 #41

A more realistic version of what Google wants to subject you to ---> onehandle Apr 2012 #42

disingenuous post Vehl Apr 2012 #58

Google is an Advertising Company that gums up the Internet with spam. onehandle Apr 2012 #62

How does that explain the previous Video that you posted. Vehl Apr 2012 #64

Sorry, I was making my way through Google ads on my mini-tablet sized Android phone. onehandle Apr 2012 #66

While in the Reality Distortion field ? Vehl Apr 2012 #67

Google owns AdMob. joshcryer Apr 2012 #76

Nope. The Mountain View Ad Company still hasn't made back its money on AdMob. onehandle Apr 2012 #79

Do you have a source? joshcryer Apr 2012 #80

OK, I found a source, and I call total BS. They got AdMob for $750 million. It pulls in $1 billion. joshcryer Apr 2012 #81

Fantastic! The world's largest ad spammer finally made a profitable purchase. onehandle Apr 2012 #84

Blame Angry Birds. joshcryer Apr 2012 #88

Is that an Apple feature .99center Apr 2012 #70

It wouldn't take off it was like that, it'll be far more subtle. joshcryer Apr 2012 #72

I WANT!!! Odin2005 Apr 2012 #44

...ADS BEAMED INTO MY EYES AND MY EVERY MOVE SOLD TO MARKETERS! onehandle Apr 2012 #46

I'll have to think about the glasses for a bit... but the car!! blaze Apr 2012 #45

oh joy... Javaman Apr 2012 #49

"This sunset brought to you by Carl's Jr. -> Morse-Blink 'CLOSE' to close this Ad" Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #52

The Gargoyles from Neil Stephenson's Snow Crash have arrived! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2012 #55

Google Co-founder Sergey Brin wears Google glasses in public Vehl Apr 2012 #59

The King of Hipster Douchebags. nt onehandle Apr 2012 #63

Lol Apple IS the company catering to Hipsters..not Google. Vehl Apr 2012 #65

Apple is ubiquitous. onehandle Apr 2012 #68

Arguing over billion-dollar corporations... Hugabear Apr 2012 #69

How can you enjoy the moment with all that info popping up all of the time?? adigal Apr 2012 #61

I predicted this just a few weeks ago. :) joshcryer Apr 2012 #71

Doz tings not for me. Hmmm ugh. lonestarnot Apr 2012 #83

The Truth About Google Glasses (Comic) onehandle Apr 2012 #89