Comments on post “Spectaholes”
Ernie Smith
@shortformernie · Editor, Tedium; journalist
Those lights aren't for the wearer. They're for the people around you who wouldn't otherwise be aware you have a camera strapped to your face. You should consider the privacy ramifications of what you're doing.
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Daniel Singer
@danielsing3r · product at 💬@sensay 🃏@disruptcards
@shortformernie We still let enough light shine out to make others aware of the recording but not so much (as they currently do) to completely take away the moment and make people act unnaturally.
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Moritz Kobrna
@neuling2k · Developer & Co-Founder @die_antwort
@danielsing3r @shortformernie what about a semi transparent sticker for half-stealth-mode and the black ones for the full-stealth-mode 🤔😊
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Ernie Smith
@shortformernie · Editor, Tedium; journalist
@danielsing3r The reason why people act unnaturally is not because of the lights, but because of the camera. The lights tell people the camera is there.
It's a feature, not a flaw.
You should really reconsider this product.
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Daniel Singer
@danielsing3r · product at 💬@sensay 🃏@disruptcards
@shortformernie I agree and I hear your point, I also think the design of Spectacles is quite distinctive and people know what they are. But we let enough light shine through so people may know that you're recording. You have a valid point though.
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Ernie Smith
@shortformernie · Editor, Tedium; journalist
@danielsing3r I strongly disagree that people by default know what they are. There are plenty of people out in meatspace that don't even know what Snapchat is, let alone Spectacles, and those people may not enjoy having a camera in their face.
You have to consider the assumption that someone looking at a person wearing these glasses doesn't read Product Hunt or TechCrunch.
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