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Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« on: April 05, 2012, 11:53:51 pm »
Remember that episode of Futurama that gave us a glimpse of the eyePhone? Well, it turns out the guys at Google saw it and went "Hmm." So now we've got...Project Glass.

Yeah, kids, that's right. No longer will you be required to actually reach into your pocket if you want to hop on the web, after all, that can take away from valuable surfing time and may even burn calories. Now you can have the wonder if the internet right on your face.

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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2012, 01:43:31 am »
Trying to converse with someone who's busy texting is bad enough (not even going to touch Facebook mobile). Once this takes off, I'm going to start ripping them off peoples' heads if they're using them to browse Youtube while I'm trying to talk to them.

There's a point where it gets to be too much; what happened to simple human interaction?*


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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2012, 01:48:32 am »
There's a point where it gets to be too much; what happened to simple human interaction?*
Human interaction is highly overrated. I for one welcome the day in which all social contact is outsourced to the machines.

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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2012, 01:59:32 am »
Now all that's left is to implant devices in your head that let you surf the internet with your brain while overlaying the UI on top of your field of vision.

I shall eagerly anticipate that day.

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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2012, 04:08:13 am »
Now all that's left is to implant devices in your head that let you surf the internet and play games with your brain while overlaying the UI on top of your field of vision.

I shall eagerly anticipate that day.

Fixed your post a bit.

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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2012, 02:05:55 pm »
I took it a step farther.  I saw them as real life Dragonball Z Scouters -
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2012, 02:56:56 pm »
So did I.
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2012, 06:49:40 pm »
Really, this is just taking what already exists to the next level. As time goes on, technologies like this will become more seamlessly part of life.

I mean, think about it. Imagine being able to just look at a store you're passing and a personal HUD pops up giving ratings, highlight items of interest to you that they carry (from a list you program yourself, such as hobby items, favorite foods, etc), comparative pricing with other nearby stores and online retailers, and all the other information you could want.

And honestly, I'd say systems like this would increase activity for the net-dependent, not decrease it. Right now, going out means you're not connected as well. You have to interrupt real conversations or stop what you're doing to fiddle with a phone. If all that accessibility is bled into your other actions, you can do things like go for a walk while still surfing the web and chatting with online friends. You're not having to sacrifice one thing to do another.

There's still quite a ways to go before things are that seamless, but we should be encouraging the progress, not decrying it as tools for the exceptionally lazy.

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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2012, 07:29:23 pm »
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #9 on: April 06, 2012, 07:47:27 pm »
I'm thinking about the practical dangers of it, like distracting people when they walk. And I'm also concern with environmental implications such as waste. What happens if these glasses replace cellphones? How will we properly handle such a large amount of waste from the replaced phones? I'm glad that technology marches on, but I think we should also make transition to new technology as smooth and friendly as possible.
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2012, 12:31:08 am »
I'm thinking about the practical dangers of it, like distracting people when they walk. And I'm also concern with environmental implications such as waste. What happens if these glasses replace cellphones? How will we properly handle such a large amount of waste from the replaced phones? I'm glad that technology marches on, but I think we should also make transition to new technology as smooth and friendly as possible.
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Personally, I think I'm satisfied with my level of connection.

We already throw out large amounts of phones every time a new one comes out. I know a lot of people that replace their phone every few months just because they can.
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2012, 07:49:44 am »
I took it a step farther.  I saw them as real life Dragonball Z Scouters -

I saw them as the magical retractor shades from Deus Ex Human Revolution. Because that's the first place my mind went when I read 'Augmented Reality'.
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2012, 08:51:13 pm »
Now all that's left is to implant devices in your head that let you surf the internet and play games with your brain while overlaying the UI on top of your field of vision.

I shall eagerly anticipate that day.

Fixed your post a bit.

Can you imagine playing Elder Scrolls 7 with your mind?
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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2012, 09:28:35 am »
As someone who wears glasses and basically lives online, I eagerly await Hud displays on the inside of my lenses. The technology already exists it just needs to be refined into a more affordable and viable option. This device is pretty cool too. Personally I am for the full integration of technologies into our lives. While I have a somewhat naive approach to what it will be like in the future, the more likely situation is a corporate wasteland where our smallest action charged to some business while we are bombarded with adverts right into our eyes. Still I will hold out and hope for the utopia that technology makes possible.

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Re: Futurama Wasn't Kidding
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2012, 06:43:38 pm »
Apparently, the sole purpose of this gadget is to look at porn

surprise, surprise....