Amazon Echo Frames -- here's what you didn't know about Amazon's new smart glasses - CNET. The new Amazon Echo Frames aren't as pretty as my Bose Frames, and I am certain the sound quality won't be as good; but, I have to say OK Google to get information from my frames, and the new Amazon product promises to have Alexa embedded in them. Hey, Alexa! Where are my glassses? Oh, yeah, they are on my head.
Bose, once you get to the service center in your own country (I was slotted to India first, go figure), is very responsive, and have sent me a new pair of Smart Frames, that will hopefully last longer than the last. It was a simple matter to pop out the lenses in the new pair, and put my prescription transition lenses in. In order to show how geeky I can be, I give you a photo of the new glasses, and note that even sexy Michael Caine wore similar bold frames in Alfie. Just sayin'.
Focals by North promise to bring smart glasses to all of us | iMore. I love the Bose Frames Smartglasses. They are inexpensive ($199), and give me ALL my notifications via speakers in the frames, with the ability to talk to Google Assistant and can make and receive phone calls. I don't want a holographic video image in my glasses, and I don't want to wear a plastic ring on my finger to navigate it. Finally, there is geek cool, which the Bose Frames are, and too geeky cool, which is what the Focal frames are. The kicker? They cost $999.
After six months of use, my Bose Smartglasses failed, and wouldn't take a charge. I contacted Bose, and, after a few hiccups (like suggesting I visit my local support center in India, which I declined to accept) the company asked me to return the frames for replacement. They are now on their way and I should have them back in a month. So, I am back to my necklace bluetooth device, the LG Infinim, which work fine, but require buds in my ears. I rather enjoyed looking like Roy Orbison for a while. I wear geek like a badge of honor, and can't wait to see if the replacement frames meet the same fate. Thanks, Bose, for the good customer service.
Wireless sensors stick to skin and track health | Stanford News. Science is making great strides with wearable computing devices that monitor human health. The BodyNet system monitors physiological data from the skin and wirelessly transmits the data to doctors and others for analysis and action. Think of these computing devices as digital band-aids. While used now exclusively in medical environments, the technology has implications that go far beyond simple sensor data. Once computer circuits that don't require batteries or similar tech are able to be sewn into clothing, or taped to the skin, full body sensing won't be far behind. This tech is far beyond even anything imagined in Star Trek, which relied on hand held sensing devices. Smartwatches already can monitor heat beats, do EKGs, and monitor our physical activity. What wearable tech do you have on today?
One of the things I love about Smartwatch technology is that even the old tech runs the latest software. I have had this Gear S for 5 years, and I am charging it up to see how it works in a new environment. It is one big Smartwatch, and I imagine that I will get some odd looks. But, hey, everyone likes a little attention now and then.
