Ever wanted a camera on your Wear OS watch? Well, it's happening.
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 16:09 last edited by
I could see this as a potentially helpful tool for the blind or visually impaired. Combined with a service like 'be my eye', that could make sense.
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 16:35 last edited by
No. Definitely not.
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Okay that's fair. I don't live in a city so I didn't think about that, but when I visited NYC I was absolutely paranoid about having my phone out when walking around.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 17:07 last edited by horsey@lemmy.world 6 Feb 2025, 20:12I’m from north Boston (the hood). Manhattan, especially Central Park and lower, is the safest I’ve ever felt in a major city. Nearby Brooklyn and Queens were the same. No one visits Staten Island. BX and Harlem aren’t for everyone.
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 17:15 last edited by
I did not.
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And brain implants trump every other device. Would you?
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 17:45 last edited byIs that meant to be a fair comparison?
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I was bummed to hear that one of the new "features" of the repebble is AI integration. Hopefully being open source you can easily disable it forever.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 20:56 last edited byI dont disbelieve this - but where did you see that announcement? I wish to know more, and potentially cancel my preorder depending on what I see. I went hunting in their usual channels for updates but not seeing anything related to this.
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I’m from north Boston (the hood). Manhattan, especially Central Park and lower, is the safest I’ve ever felt in a major city. Nearby Brooklyn and Queens were the same. No one visits Staten Island. BX and Harlem aren’t for everyone.
wrote on 2 Jun 2025, 23:04 last edited byI get that too. There's an anonymity that's so bizarre. I was in Manhattan and quickly realized that im just a ghost, nobody looks at you unless they're selling something. And it's generally OK, I could identify solo women and minorities and all sorts of people clearly feeling perfectly secure in their day to day business.
It was fascinating. Kinda overwhelming, I've spent my whole life in the Southeast. But interesting.
Other than the chemical clean+terrible aftershave smell everywhere, I assume it's a fad scent post-Covid but god it made me wanna hurl sometimes it was so strong.
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My guess is for the streamers who want to wander about streets or in other public places. Then they don't have to have a snatchable camera in their hands, as the watch is at least tethered to their arm.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 01:25 last edited byAh, they're marketing to the twatwaffle demographic.
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 01:30 last edited by
They're going for James Bond but ending up with get smart.
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Why the fuck would I want a camera in my watch? Am I a spy? Like, that's literally the only use I can think of, covertly photographing documents.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 01:51 last edited byAm I a spy?
Not watch-related but Google-related and this video lives rent free in my head at, pretty much, all hours: https://youtu.be/6PY8C1KmNwM
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This post did not contain any content.wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 02:08 last edited by
I don't have a Wear OS watch. Can't run software on a spring and gears.
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I dont disbelieve this - but where did you see that announcement? I wish to know more, and potentially cancel my preorder depending on what I see. I went hunting in their usual channels for updates but not seeing anything related to this.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 02:14 last edited by apfelwoischoppen@lemmy.world 6 Mar 2025, 09:54From the lead, Eric Migicovsky, at 10:31: https://youtu.be/UCI7N70tNRE
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From the lead, Eric Migicovsky, at 10:31: https://youtu.be/UCI7N70tNRE
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 13:56 last edited byAhh, that would explain why I've not seen it. Hate me some video updates, love me simple text.
Cheers mate for providing the source!
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Ahh, that would explain why I've not seen it. Hate me some video updates, love me simple text.
Cheers mate for providing the source!
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:03 last edited byTotally agreed. He has a blog detailing the progress, but it has not mentioned it yet. And then there is the github, but I am shocked that major tech media sidestepped the potential inclusion of AI.
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Totally agreed. He has a blog detailing the progress, but it has not mentioned it yet. And then there is the github, but I am shocked that major tech media sidestepped the potential inclusion of AI.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:29 last edited by pyotr@lemmy.world 6 Mar 2025, 10:38He mentioned in the video that its the possibility of integration, and its just an app you can choose to install or not - the app I'm fine with. Baking it into the OS of the watch is an instant cancelation of order from me. Its a bloody watch with a few extra features, I dont want it to talk, Or think, or do anything but tell time and show me notifications from my phone so I know if I can't ignore it.
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I don't have a Wear OS watch. Can't run software on a spring and gears.
wrote on 3 Jun 2025, 14:40 last edited byspring os,
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Very niche use case, but maybe if you don’t want to carry your phone with you and still want to make photos?
Don’t think many people will want to do this, so it’s still stupid, but maybe?
wrote 25 days ago last edited byThats not niche so much as made up. If you wnt to take photos you take your photography device. I understand the same could have been said about digital cameras and phones twenty years ago but that was merging techs, this is sparating them.
The watch will have a significantly worse camera so it would not make sense to take it specifically for photos.
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Thats not niche so much as made up. If you wnt to take photos you take your photography device. I understand the same could have been said about digital cameras and phones twenty years ago but that was merging techs, this is sparating them.
The watch will have a significantly worse camera so it would not make sense to take it specifically for photos.
wrote 24 days ago last edited byIf you don’t want to carry your phone, I don’t think you would want to carry a often heavier photography device. Besides that most people don’t have a specific photography device.
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If you don’t want to carry your phone, I don’t think you would want to carry a often heavier photography device. Besides that most people don’t have a specific photography device.
wrote 24 days ago last edited byThis is my point, if you want to take a picture bring your photography device. Be it your phone or camera.
If you want to take a picture and decide to leave one or both of your photography devices at home - you dont want to take a picture.
A watch with a camera is going to remain inferior because it is a smaller form factor fulfilling a very similar role. Anything that could be done to make the watch camera better could be better utilised in a phone. Making the case that if you wanted to take a picture, you would bring the more capable device.
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This is my point, if you want to take a picture bring your photography device. Be it your phone or camera.
If you want to take a picture and decide to leave one or both of your photography devices at home - you dont want to take a picture.
A watch with a camera is going to remain inferior because it is a smaller form factor fulfilling a very similar role. Anything that could be done to make the watch camera better could be better utilised in a phone. Making the case that if you wanted to take a picture, you would bring the more capable device.
wrote 24 days ago last edited byah I see what you mean now. Yea I agree mostly, but sometimes I don't go out with my phone for a reason (if I'm running or just don't want to think about my phone) and sometimes I then see something I want to photograph. As I said, very niche, but might be slightly useful for some people.
