Dark Street with Lanterns in China & Optometrists and Google Glass
Optometrists and Google Glass
I asked my Optometrist, Danielle Pretty, of Eyes on Ardmore ( http://eyesonardmore.co.nz/ ) in Wanaka, New Zealand, about Google Glass when I went in for a checkup. She was very excited about them – so I flipped on my android phone to make a quick video because I thought you would find her observations interesting. That strange jello-effect in the video is bc of the YouTube stabilization… I couldn’t decide if you wanted to see a shaky video or one with funky-jello. Maybe it will look cooler if you do some shrooms while watching it…
I was glad she was so excited about it… I was kind of thinking that optometrists might be a little skittish about the whole thing. Obviously, she does not represent all optometrists, but her opinion seems pretty valid and measured to me. This “Above the Horizon” thing we talk about is something that you won’t really understand until you wear them for a while. This means a lot for driving and stuff. I think people are afraid they get in the way of driving, but they don’t. I even find that maps, for example, are less distracting than looking over at your center console (or worse, what I fear most people do, looking down at your mobile phone). In fact, after a while you just stop looking at the screen as you get used to the map data hitting your retina. It’s a strange effect, but quite awesome!
New Stuck On Earth for the Mac – Wanna Test?
Wow – look at that… over 2500 pixels across or however much your Mac monitors can muster! This is the ultimate way to use the app… we’re looking for a few good testers before it is released. Hit it hard and give us your feedback!
And yes, it is already available for free on the Android and the iPad – check StuckOnEarthApp.com! 🙂
Daily Photo – Dark Street with Lanterns in China
Here’s another night scene from China a few weeks ago. I’m always a sucker for these Chinese lanterns. They just always seem so authentic, even though I am sure that most of the time they are just strange anachronisms and no longer the most efficient way to light up the area. But, as far as anachronisms go, it’s one of my favorites!
