Motorola shows off Kopin Golden-i wearable computer
By Paul Miller 
posted February 23rd 2010 9:11PM
posted February 23rd 2010 9:11PM
posted February 23rd 2010 9:11PM
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Very practical! I'll take three!
@GenericMessage
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@GenericMessage Very practical! I'll take three!
If a camera was added then I can really see this working with augmented reality. Imagine a construction worker being able to get dimensions and distrances at a glance.
@GenericMessage
You may be able to get 3 with the EyePC.
Full Wearable Computer system oriented to consumers. Will be available within the next few months, and can be purchased as a full wearable computer system, or just the HMD (which can be connected to multiple different devices.)
Website will be updated soon, and you can contact me at trsohmers [(AT)] mit [(DOT)] edu (Contact us sometimes has a bit of a delay)
http://www.eyepc.info
It's so hard for me to click the play button on a youtube video if its longer than 30 seconds.
imagine we wear it on the streets, not that's 'lookiing g33k'
Charbax! Needs his own tag, amirite?
It looks pretty nice actually. If it was just slimmed a little bit and maybe give it a more sharp, nicer sort of case, I could easily see them being sold even to the average person.
My pockets would finally lose that worn-through smartphone mark.
Windows CE huh? Nice to see MS powering more of our "future" products. I'll take one please
"Shows off"? I don't think so.
It would require a bit more work, but I can see how this would work nicely for people to keep up with changes in the field, at construction sites, without having to carry drawing sets rolled up, or memorizing documents.
You could also quickly verify on-site, details during construction, to avoid costly mistakes that would require time and expense of tearing down and rebuilding construction. If combined with a camera, it could help subs document their work against defects lawsuits.
would be awesome if they put an infrared cam at the back of thar part infront of your face and let you gesture control the thing ...
nice concept.
haha, I'd rather have that mc70!
"It's over $9000!!"
@Plazmic Flame
ahhh there we go. i was looking for this comment
Theres something attacking your head!!!!! oh wait.. you say its just your computer?
In all seriousness, this would be great for anybody in the field who needs to use blueprints or something similar. You can bring the blueprints with you anywhere and its always there to see but never in the way! I think this will be HUGE when it slims down a little bit. Or maybe they could take advantage of those transparent screens being worked on to make a visor out of it?
I saw an iWork Pages document on the video, so iwork's going to be on pc or windows mobile soon. That's look interesting !
@huffy15
Where did you see that?
@microlomaniac Look at 2:12 youre gonna see a Pages file.
I like the idea. I would use it for non field work... reading on a subway?
Wearing a bluetooth doesn't look so bad anymore.
LOL Wut?
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u231/cheezeguy/n725075089_288918_2774.jpg
3 things.
- I'd hit it
-resistance is futile
-cancer on the go
Definitely nice to see it as a standalone headset rather than tethered to a box the user has to wear (or maybe I missed it)
I just don't see it happening as part of the working 'toolbox' - loading up schematics, checking on-site details against documented details etc etc are all well and good ideas but if you can't compare digital to real-world details with someone standing beside you (like say using a tablet or some other hand held device) then ultimately, the unit is pointless.
If it's relegated to the people on-site that are actually doing the building then it will never happen. I wouldn't hand a 9k device to Guido the bricklayer or Hans the pipe-fitter just so they can ding it off the concrete wall or drop it 6 floors down an elevator shaft.
I better not catch my kids driving and helmet computing! Loss of driving privileges.
Looks like she's on drug, or really tired.
Just to post outside of a reply, I would just like to show people an almost consumer available wearable computer system:
I have been working for a few months on a full Wearable Computer system oriented to consumers. It will hopefully be available within the next few months, and can be purchased as a full wearable computer system, or just the HMD (which can be connected to multiple different devices.)
Website will be updated soon, and you can contact me at trsohmers [(AT)] mit [(DOT)] edu (Contact us sometimes has a bit of a delay)
http://www.eyepc.info
Too bad it's running CE.
Only the "hipsters" will have these!
finally this is getting somewhere :)
a few things I am wondering: Is she wearing a backpack with the laptop? ;)
now for the real stuff. It needs a camera !
and prefereably a semitransparent screen to do all the cool AR stuff. also incorporate the 6th sense system !
then this thing would rock bigtime !
just for fun ad a bluetooth to connect to your GSM hansdfree and still see the screen in a better size.
This is one of the few situations where having a transparent screen might be useful. I think a better approach would be to bounce the screen image off her glasses into her eye. The nugget on a stick approach seems really clumsy.
she's pretty, the gadget's nice too