Google's take on augmented reality: Project Glass

[rcjordan]

reddit has done a mock-up

http://i.imgur.com/HNGO4.jpg

[littleman]

Can you imagine the banner ads popping up all the time? 

Yeah, that was brought up in that spoof video above.  I'm actually one of the few people I know who doesn't have a smart phone.  It is important to me to disconnect every once in a while.  I spend 10+ hours a day in front of a big screen, I don't need any more time in front of a small one.

[rcjordan]

>few

I can beat you on that, LM. I have a dumbed-down phone.  Whenever we get new phones i have the carrier disable all peripheral functionality. No voicemail. No text. Just a phone.

[littleman]

That's nice RC, I'm tempted to do the same.

[Rupert]

No voicemail. No text. Just a phone.

Nice.  don't do that.  closest I get is I sometimes I leave it behind though. 



always feel a little naked...  its a nice feeling.  And riding the bike, cannot answer it then.  I have bluetooth rigged up to my helmet, but that's for the last 5 miles of Satnav.

[rcjordan]

>I'm tempted to do the same

On the last 2 or 3 contract renewals it's been my experience that the provider really doesn't believe that someone wants these peripheral services nuked.  (Or, more likely, they don't know how to turn them all off.) I've had to go back and tell them that some damn text notification or somesuch is still coming through -as in, "What part of dumb-as-a-brick didn't you understand?" After a while, they finally get everything silenced.

It used to be that people thought I was crazy, now I find that many are just envious.

You do have to be judicious about who you call though as they will capture your phone number.  If/when that happens (usually subcontractors that I use regularly) and they start calling me I ask them  to only use that number in an emergency.

[grnidone]

Seriously, RC.  I didn't think you had a phone at all.  And I thought you could get ONE feature:  that of blocking your phone number when you call out...

[rcjordan]

>blocking your phone number when you call out

I'd do that except some of my routine contacts block ALL cloaked incoming calls.

I use a voip service at the house that logs all calls for 90 days, what I like about it is that I can filter how to handle incoming ...everything from direct to voicemail (which sends an email notification including an mp3 of the recording) to "let it ring on their end but be silent on mine" etc.

Add gvoice at the top layer as a call forwarding center and I can even specify what days of the week and time of day I'll allow the phone to ring.  Now, *if* I need to give out a phone number I use the gvoice one as it is the most restrictive.

<added clarification>
With this gvoice > voip > cell setup I can forward the call twice through 2 sets of filters.

[thesaintv12]

Can you imagine the banner ads popping up all the time? 

Yeah, that was brought up in that spoof video above.  I'm actually one of the few people I know who doesn't have a smart phone.  It is important to me to disconnect every once in a while.  I spend 10+ hours a day in front of a big screen, I don't need any more time in front of a small one.

So tempted.  I am doing quite a bit of mobile development at the moment, so need the devices.  They are not good for your health/stress levels (don't tell my customers who have their sales staff working 24/7 in exchange for one ).

I have been helping my sister with her finances recently.  It is very interesting how much subscription phone, tv and internet eat into a basic income over the years.

[grnidone]

I refuse to pay the cable company for television.  Those bastards have been robbing everyone blind forever.  Fuck em.  I've realized that I feel better for it.