Google announces a new $999 Glass augmented reality headset
Google has announced a new version of its business-focused Glass augmented reality headset, which it's now designating an official Google product instead of an experiment. The Glass Enterprise Edition 2 costs $999, although, like its predecessor, it's not being sold directly to consumers. It's got a new processor, an improved camera, a USB-C port for faster charging, and a variety of other updates.
Google still isn't positioning Glass as a mainstream product. But it seems to be expecting greater sales of the Glass Enterprise Edition 2. The device has been moved out of the Google X "moonshot factory" and into the main Google family of products, letting Google "meet the demands of the growing market for wearables in the workplace," according to a blog post.
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(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday May 21 2019, @04:19PM (2 children)
the medical aspect of the glasses scares the pants off of me. anything google that is forced on us regular little people with no way to opt out... anyway
doctors are not known for their IT security skills. If anything, they are worse than regular users, because god damn it, they are the doctor and you're the stupid support people, make the password simple and don't let it fucking expire or you're FIRED!
unless the glasses electrocute unknown users like a mechwarrior helmet might, i dont think there will be any real security with the medical uses for the glasshole stuff except for commercial profit off patient data that likely never was permitted to be shared with google anyway, but someone shared it for them.
i wonder what legal recourse is available for stuff like that? hard to prove as a patient and i expect doctors to circle the wagons around a convenience like that.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Tuesday May 21 2019, @07:17PM (1 child)
My somewhat more realistic concern is this isn't going to help bedside manner very much.
At least when a phone-addict plays with their phone, its obvious and they can be avoided.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday May 21 2019, @09:13PM
If someone with AR smartglasses is staring at you intently, they probably have the nudity filter on. Check for signs of boner/arousal.
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