Google glass & "Brainwaves"
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My dad linked me this story:
While I own Google Glass, I find myself... suspicious of practical use to say the least. But I thought I'd share because from a technology standpoint, it's a cool concept.
Concentration camera An EEG headset can be used to measure when certain parts of the brain show a greater level of activity.
In this case, the MindRDR software monitors when the wearer engages in high levels of concentration.
Within Google Glass's "screen" - a small window that appears in the corner of the wearer's right eye - a white horizontal line is shown.
As a user concentrates, the white line rises up the screen. Once it reaches the top, a picture is taken using Glass's inbuilt camera.
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I'm intrigued by these sorts of developments.
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So you can take a picture after staring at something for 10 seconds like a creep. Instead of pressing a button.
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Sounds like other biofeedback type things, which seem generally cool, too. Theoretically, if you get good at signalling concentration, it could be pretty fast.
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It's one of the R&D type applications, later in the article it mentions the following:
'Wider world' The firm's creative director Chloe Kirton said: "While MindRDR's current capabilities are limited to taking and sharing an image, the possibilities of Google Glass 'telekinesis' are vast.
"In the future, MindRDR could give those with conditions like locked-in syndrome, severe multiple sclerosis or quadriplegia the opportunity to interact with the wider world through wearable technology."
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Hold on, taking and sharing an image? That could go very wrong if you were distracted...
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Not distracted. Concentrating in a different direction.
Also, read the damn article, it's not that long.
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Also, read the damn article, it's not that long.
I'm far too busy making uninformed posts to do that.
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I'd give you a like for that, but I'm far too busy making an asshole reply :D
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Do emojii die when quoted?
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I'd give you a like for that, but I'm far too busy making an asshole reply :D
YOU MISQUOTER KEITH!
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YOU MISQUOTER KEITH!
I don't know what you're talking about.
Filed under: Using edits to make people's posts nonsensical FTW!
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I'd give you a like for that, but I'm far too busy making an asshole reply
Filed under: Bug - highlighted emojii do not appear in quoted text (highlight - quote reply)
(at least when the emojii is at the end of the text)
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Within Google Glass's "screen" - a small window that appears in the corner of the wearer's right eye - a white horizontal line is shown.
As a user concentrates, the white line rises up the screen.Am I the only one who thinks it is ironic* that they are measuring concentration while a distracting line is moving in your peripheral vision?
* Pedantic dickweedery: Yes, this is correct use of the word "irony."
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Maybe you concentrate on the line?
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Maybe you concentrate on the line?
Hmm, if the relevant brain section is triggered by watching a white line moving upwards, you might get a positive feedback loop causing the person's brain to explode.
Filed under: Worth the risk.
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Instead of pressing a button.
I think with Google glass you just wink at it to take a picture. Which is kind of creepy in its own right...
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Yeah, winks ARE fucking creepy.
But from a usability standpoint, the first thing I did to make Glass actually work correctly was disabling wake on head and wink pictures. Basically every option that tries to make it more 'convenient' to use is actually a barrier to normal use.
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I suspect too many users would generate an error. ORA-12q356: Brain not found.
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It's actually ERUH-xxxxx
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Should call it a ScarecrowException. And if it detects you're a politician, it could throw a TinmanException
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All I can think of: