Google Glass Is the Future — and the Future Has Awful Battery Life

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Google Glass Is the Future — and the Future Has Awful Battery Life

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday May 1, 2013 @05:24AM from the shorten-length-of-day dept.

zacharye writes "The concept of wearable tech is really buzzing right now as pundits tout smart eyewear, watches and other connected devices as the future of tech. It makes sense, of course — smartphone growth is slowing and people need something to hold on to — but the early 'Explorer' version of Google's highly anticipated Google Glass headset has major problem that could be a big barrier for widespread adoption: Awful battery life." Also, a review of the hardware. The current Glass hardware heads south in less than five hours, which doesn't seem too short relative to similarly powerful devices, but since it is meant to be worn all the time you'd think it would have a large enough battery to make it at least 8 or 10 hours.

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Battery life is directly proportional to dorkiness by Control-Z · 2013-05-01 05:35 · Score: 5, Funny

You could probably have a 48-hour battery life if you wanted to wrap the sides and back of your head with batteries. Go for it.
Who's Ready for.... by PortHaven · 2013-05-01 05:45 · Score: 4, Funny

Blink Blink Revolution...
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Blink Right Eye
Now Left,
Right again,
Left twice....
You did it!!!!
Re: Google glasses by Anonymous Coward · 2013-05-01 05:48 · Score: 5, Funny

Laws regarding filming children (usually more restrictive, sometimes very much so) add to the stickiness of this situation.
Stickiness? Children? Really?
Re: Google glasses by Anonymous Coward · 2013-05-01 05:51 · Score: 5, Funny

You're supposed to think of the children -- but not like that.
Re:Google glasses by SuperKendall · 2013-05-01 05:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Great. That's where the camera is. I'll have some wonderful footage... ...or you would have if your battery had not run out about an hour ago.

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Glasshole by Anonymous Coward · 2013-05-01 05:58 · Score: 5, Funny

There may not be an "expectation" of privacy in public, but being "in your face" photographed and/or recorded in public by someone wearing this device makes the wearer a "Glasshole".
Re:Google glasses by CanHasDIY · 2013-05-01 06:11 · Score: 4, Funny

Until I ask you to stop
Fuck asking, I'm getting t-shirts printed up:
By recording this person, you consent to him kicking the holy living shit out of you.
Hey, it works for EULAs...

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Re:Rev. 1 hardware, people by Lord+Grey · 2013-05-01 06:26 · Score: 5, Funny

... Rev 2 will simply plug into neural probes and power itself from your brain. What battery life problem?
There are some managers where I work who would experience severe battery life problems, then.

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Re:Google glasses by ArcadeMan · 2013-05-01 06:37 · Score: 4, Funny

If you're in a crowded theater, the best way is shouting "Fire!".

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Propeller head by sinij · 2013-05-01 06:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Or you could go for renewable energy source with a propeller hat.
Re:Rev. 1 hardware, people by VortexCortex · 2013-05-01 09:09 · Score: 4, Funny

Nah, I just bring my mother-in-law along. Yeah, it's mostly horrible, but her face emits an anti-photographic EM field.