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Cyber Goggles Record and Tag Your World For Future Reference
Posted by Wilson Rothman at 9:40 AM on March 4, 2008
Straight out of sci-fi and into reality, this pair of "cyber goggles," invented at the University of Tokyo, records everything you see as you wander through the day, then tells you where to find stuff later.
A computer analyses the video for recognisable objects: you know, a hammer, a mobile phone, a potted begonia, etc. To search for an item, you type in a keyword, and if located, a video of that item plays in the LCD screen positioned over your right eye.
The intended end product is a less bulky system that can help people locate lost belongings and maybe even assist in investigations and other visual searches. Naturally, though, the core of this whole system is insanely powerful visual recognition software, and until that works without a hitch, your just gonna have to remember where you left your car keys. [Pink Tentacle]
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92BuickLeSabre
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@electrikecho: Rim? Really? The movie version was tooooootally different.
92BuickLeSabre
electrikecho
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
I think I'm the only one who's read the book, "Rim" by Alexander Besher - his character uses a pair of glasses that record visual data as well as act as a HUD. Took place in Japan as well.
I thought, "Wouldn't that be cool if someone made those?"
His were Ray Bans though.
electrikecho
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@schrosa:
that made me Giggle.
nutbastard
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@92BuickLeSabre:
well, there IS a life for everyone, the question is, do you have it? or rather there are multiple lives available to each person, but some do not even have one. this implies some sort of active de-getting is going on, perhaps some sort of forbiddening.
nutbastard
schrosa
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
"Google Goggles" - Search your past.
schrosa
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@nutbastard: The presence of something forbidden implies a life. Therefore...
92BuickLeSabre
BentCardan
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
This is an example of a useless product. -Bent Cardan
BentCardan
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@92BuickLeSabre:
nah man, if you have these, it's a 403 Forbidden.
nutbastard
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
oh im gonna chime in with an obligatory:
"the goggles! they do nothing!"
nutbastard
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@discounteggroll:
if i see parliament lights b1g1 i'll buy every last promo pack habib has in stock.
what really chaps my ass is those cheap family-owned liquor stores selling either the promo packs individually at full price, or they charge $7 when it's b1g1. greedy bastards, that's how i determine which liquor store to go to. what they dont understand is they are dealing with an addictive substance, and addicts tend to notice when they're getting ripped off when it comes to that which they are addicted to!
nutbastard
discounteggroll
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
@nutbastard: even at b1g1 free, I still feel short-changed. I even dare double down at times because there's a void left unfilled by the first.
I learned my lesson. Whenever there's a b1g1 of lights or 27's, I stock up...big time
discounteggroll
92BuickLeSabre
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
Report:
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Pillow: On Bed
Clothes: In Closet
Keys: In Pocket
Bag: Next to Desk
Computer: On Desk
Files: On Desk
Cigarettes: On Desk
Glasses: On Desk
Wallet: On Desk
Dinner: On Desk
Porn: On Desk
Phone: On Desk
Life: ...........
Life: ..Retry..
Life: ...........
Life: ..*Err 101: Cannot Locate*
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92BuickLeSabre
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
no, not those, the parliaments!
i got some buy one get one marlboro 72's - the short ones - all i could think about when buying em was: "Buy most of a pack of cigarettes, get most of a pack of cigarettes for free!"
nutbastard
ripfire4
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
But isn't the point of an investigation is that you search for things that you don't easily see?
Still, I'm waiting for a search engine that can find the song by humming.
ripfire4
nutbastard
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
i will take out a loan for these things - if i wasn't adamant about physically attaching my keys to my person, i'd never get anywhere. where are my fucking cigarettes???
nutbastard
Gunadz
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
Whoa... this is just like an Anime I was watching a few days ago... Ok, maybe not just like, but close enough yeah? So its basically a heads up display for life right?
Gunadz
dvicklund
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
Could you program it to recognize your specific set of keys or your specific genetic sample so that you know exactly what parts of the room to sterilize?
That'd sure come in handy...
dvicklund
dantaylor08
Posted 11:12 AM 4/3/08
but does it have a HUD? I want to be able to wander around playing terminator
dantaylor08
Mandatory_Field
Posted 12:16 PM 4/3/08
@nutbastard: Mind you, I've gone crazy on a couple of occasions looking for my glasses, only to suddenly realize that everything was suspiciously in focus....
Mandatory_Field
Mandatory_Field
Posted 12:16 PM 4/3/08
@nutbastard: Ok, if you can't find your keys or your smokes, how the hell are you not going to lose THESE? Apart from the attached-to-your-head factor, of course....
Mandatory_Field
XJ_4x4
Posted 7:23 AM 5/3/08
@Mandatory_Field: Roflmao... been there done that
XJ_4x4
Kered
Posted 2:26 PM 5/3/08
Huh, just like Virtual Light (surprised no one that I can see has mentioned this book).
Kered