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edhopper

(33,483 posts) Fri Jun 13, 2014, 09:29 AM Jun 2014

XOEyes smartglasses boon to productivity, or Big Brother in the work place?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2141381/xoeye-smartglasses-could-be-the-all-work-no-play-wearable-that-people-actually-use.html

The future of smartglasses will be realized by a factory worker operating a 3000-pound stamp press, not a gamer stomping on virtual-reality bad guys. Face computers will be all about scanning bar codes on cardboard boxes, not scanning tourist attractions for augmented reality overlays.

Dig it: Smartglasses are a productivity story. They’re about getting things done. This is the vision of XOEye Technologies, which this Friday will begin seeding its XOne smartglasses to some two-dozen companies in blue-collar business sectors ranging from overnight delivery to oil and gas.

Scares the hell out of me. personal workplace surveillance every second you are on the job.

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XOEyes smartglasses boon to productivity, or Big Brother in the work place? (Original Post) edhopper Jun 2014 OP

That technology has great potential for good and bad. MineralMan Jun 2014 #1

MineralMan

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1. That technology has great potential for good and bad.

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Fri Jun 13, 2014, 09:37 AM

Jun 2014

I can see many ways it could be extremely useful and could be used to promote safety, productivity, and more. On the other hand, it also has potential for abuse of employees through monitoring them.

In fact, it's like most technology used in the workplace.

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