Google Glass Is Dead, Long Live Snapchat Spectacles
http://gizmodo.com/google-glass-is-dead-long-live-snapchat-spectacles-1787034869?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29
Snapchat is betting that it wasn't so much the fear of
being assaulted that killed Google Glass; it's just that
people didn't want to pay $1500 for the privilege. The
millennial-approved social network is jumping into the
hardware game with its $130 "Spectacles." Rather than trying
to do everything a smartphone can, the frames will simply
focus on looking "stylish" and recording 10-second bursts of
circular video. The glasses feature a fish-eye lens that
captures videos at an 115-degree angle, which is closer to the
eyes' natural field of view. The user taps a button on the
hinge, a ring of lights indicate to strangers that they are
being filmed and a short clip is recorded. (Good luck with
that.)
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Otherwise known as the "Please punch me in my face signal lights."
And by the way, Glass isn't dead, it's found a useful niche in
medicine and industry.
--Lauren--
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