Echo Frames - more or less likely to succeed than Google Glass? ... • Aaron Parecki

Echo Frames - more or less likely to succeed than Google Glass? At least these pretty much look like normal glasses.

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Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:25pm +00:00

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Have you written a response to this? Let me know the URL:
- Axel Nennker twitter.com/AxelNennker
  
  The upside is that it is much easier to subpoena the transcripts from Amazon than from the US government
  
  Thu, Sep 26, 2019 5:40am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Tomas Quinones twitter.com/tomas_quinones
  
  Looks a bit less like Google Glass, more like slimmer Oakley Thump glasses.
  
  Thu, Sep 26, 2019 12:36am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Nate Angell twitter.com/xolotl
  
  Do they guard against gouging one's own eyes out with a hot poker?
  
  Thu, Sep 26, 2019 12:06am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- jk twitter.com/karabaic
  
  So much easier for Amazon to eavesdrop on ALL your conversations!
  
  Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:44pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Taylor Hatmaker twitter.com/tayhatmaker
  
  it retains the dystopian surveillance aspects of Glass while getting rid of the cool part (HUD)
  
  Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:44pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  I'm hoping they learned something from Google. These don't have a visual display, and are still only activated with the wake word (assuming you trust that), so maybe I'm hopeful?
  
  Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:32pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Huslage twitter.com/huslage
  
  No one knows why we need a voice assistant at all really.
  
  Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:28pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- 1x void yeller twitter.com/ungoldman
  
  Google Glass brought up issues of consent to be filmed/monitored/etc, inserting always-on Alexa *and* some kind of visual intermediary between your face and world is another magnitude of problematic
  
  Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:28pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Heather twitter.com/heathersabrina
  
  If you wear these in the bathroom you’re still a tool tho. 😅
  
  Wed, Sep 25, 2019 11:26pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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