Google Glass - A riders dream tool?

RumRunner · 05-01-2013, 06:07 AM

I'm not sure if you have been following the test roll out of Google Glass but I'm thinking it could be very important to us as riders/wanderers.

The possibilities are very cool.

An open feed to the worlds data in an instant.

http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/

DW

NikonsAndVStroms · 05-01-2013, 06:12 AM

Imagine a bluetooth connection to the bike giving you a HUD, and then maybe built in navigation.

One of the ideas is augmented reality, so imagine that line you normally see on a GPS map appearing to be on the actual street.

MN_Smurf · 05-01-2013, 07:01 AM

It's going to be hard to fit that earpiece under a helmet, but a HUD displaying NAV data would be cool.....

RxZ · 05-01-2013, 07:32 AM

From what I have read it is NOT a HUD device. The screen is in the upper right corner of your vision (you can see that in the picture posted by the OP). Otherwise it is like a normal pair of glasses.

That said, some type of HUD displayed on the visor of a helmet would be wicked awesome

janeuner · 05-01-2013, 07:47 AM

Looks like a new and innovative way to kill yourself.

a1fa · 05-01-2013, 07:55 AM

Not very good...
http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/28/l...lass-day-four/

LuciferMutt · 05-01-2013, 09:24 AM

I hope these things are banned everywhere. Not everything needs to be on video constantly, and even worse if you can't tell you are being filmed anymore, since every hipster and his mom wears huge glasses lately.

rapidoxidationman · 05-01-2013, 10:41 AM

Seems like I've read somewhere that Google will NOT let you borrow, lend, or sell these devices. If you do and they find out, they'll turn it into just an expensive pair of sunglasses by remote control.

Fuck Google Glass.

http://gizmodo.com/5994953/google-ba...nding-of-glass

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...d-to-a-friend/

just a couple of the many sources of this report

Quote:

Google Glass terms state that: "…you may not resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person. If you resell, loan, transfer, or give your device to any other person without Google's authorization, Google reserves the right to deactivate the device, and neither you nor the unauthorized person using the device will be entitled to any refund, product support, or product warranty."

groop · 05-01-2013, 11:44 AM

I kinda liked the video.

ImaPoser · 05-01-2013, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rapidoxidationman

Seems like I've read somewhere that Google will NOT let you borrow, lend, or sell these devices. If you do and they find out, they'll turn it into just an expensive pair of sunglasses by remote control.

Fuck Google Glass.

http://gizmodo.com/5994953/google-ba...nding-of-glass

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...d-to-a-friend/

just a couple of the many sources of this report

Well, yeah. Those are the terms to be a beta tester for what will be the next "how did you live without these" product. It's not like that will be the case when they go to mainstream availability.
I want some.

troidus · 05-01-2013, 12:36 PM

Gotta have good stereo vision for that to work, and need to be able to decide which eye gets the viewer.

scarysharkface · 05-01-2013, 12:39 PM

One the one hand, I kind of wish I didn't wear bifocals so that I could wear something like these.

On the other hand, privacy is a myth and these things just piss me off.

John

moodfart · 05-01-2013, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janeuner

Looks like a new and innovative way to kill yourself.

yup.

No thanks.

RumRunner · 05-01-2013, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janeuner

Looks like a new and innovative way to kill yourself.

Just disable the pron function and you'll be ok.

DW

Schnickelfritz · 05-02-2013, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by janeuner

Looks like a another new and innovative way to kill fellow road users using toys made purely for entertainment and self-absorption.

I feex thees.

05-01-2013, 06:07 AM	#1
RumRunner ^OP Sit there, turn that Joined: Aug 2001 Location: Great White North Oddometer: 4,039	Google Glass - A riders dream tool? I'm not sure if you have been following the test roll out of Google Glass but I'm thinking it could be very important to us as riders/wanderers. The possibilities are very cool. An open feed to the worlds data in an instant. http://www.google.com/glass/start/what-it-does/ DW __________________ http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...lies-shirt.jpg I became friends with someone just because they rode motorcycles from no-place to no-where. Canada eh...http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l7...nadabikini.gif

05-01-2013, 06:12 AM	#2
NikonsAndVStroms Beastly Photographer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: The Hub of the Universe Oddometer: 26,501	Imagine a bluetooth connection to the bike giving you a HUD, and then maybe built in navigation. One of the ideas is augmented reality, so imagine that line you normally see on a GPS map appearing to be on the actual street. __________________ Motorcycles save lives "It's the game of life. Do I win or do I lose? One day they're gonna shut the game down. I gotta have as much fun and go around the board as many times as I can before it's my turn to leave."

05-01-2013, 07:01 AM	#3
MN_Smurf Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Oxford, MI Oddometer: 1,403	It's going to be hard to fit that earpiece under a helmet, but a HUD displaying NAV data would be cool..... __________________ '09 Kawi Versys

05-01-2013, 07:47 AM	#5
janeuner Get Some Joined: Apr 2012 Location: Illinois Oddometer: 447	Looks like a new and innovative way to kill yourself. __________________ '06 Suzuki Boulevard C50 '92 Suzuki GS500E (sold)

05-01-2013, 07:55 AM	#6
a1fa Riding Nomad™ Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Arkansas Oddometer: 12,722	Not very good... http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/28/l...lass-day-four/ __________________ Learn to ride. Ride to learn. FS: 1993 Suzuki DR350S (wide ratio 6 speed - street legal kickstart)

05-01-2013, 07:32 AM	#4
RxZ Legal Drug Dealer Joined: Mar 2010 Location: Tyler, TX Oddometer: 1,570	From what I have read it is NOT a HUD device. The screen is in the upper right corner of your vision (you can see that in the picture posted by the OP). Otherwise it is like a normal pair of glasses. That said, some type of HUD displayed on the visor of a helmet would be wicked awesome

05-01-2013, 09:24 AM	#7
LuciferMutt Rides slow bike slow Joined: Aug 2008 Location: New(er) Mexico Oddometer: 9,521	I hope these things are banned everywhere. Not everything needs to be on video constantly, and even worse if you can't tell you are being filmed anymore, since every hipster and his mom wears huge glasses lately. __________________ You couldn't hear a dump truck driving through a nitro glycerin plant! Cobbie Award Winner

05-01-2013, 11:44 AM	#9
groop So much to ponder Joined: Jun 2007 Location: oc, ca Oddometer: 2,551	I kinda liked the video. __________________ Originally Posted by DR. Rock once you leave the pavement, it's like entering a parallel universe... a wormhole in both space and time... sometimes you won't believe you're still in the United States, or in this century.

05-01-2013, 12:36 PM	#11
troidus Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2010 Oddometer: 6,915	Gotta have good stereo vision for that to work, and need to be able to decide which eye gets the viewer.

05-01-2013, 12:39 PM	#12
scarysharkface 40-128 Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Lakland Oddometer: 12,287	One the one hand, I kind of wish I didn't wear bifocals so that I could wear something like these. On the other hand, privacy is a myth and these things just piss me off. John __________________ The road to Hell is paved... Save $5 on a Smugmug subscription when you use my coupon: yBr7OofIPuOP6 Go West Old Man 2012 - http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=824450

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