Getting augmented
Dec. 30th, 2020 03:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kestrellI'm taking an online course on XR technology (a term that covers augmented, virtual, and mixed reality), and I decided to use a gift certificate toward purchasing a pair of Bose bluetooth audio sunglasses, which add more features to Microsoft Soundscape and other augmented reality apps for visually impaired people.
I'm setting up the Bose glasses now and, as soon as I got them paired with my iPhone, i hear "nothing is more important than your trust."
Which somehow has the opposite of the desired effect, and makes me feel that message is actually kind of creepy.
Also, the speakers on these glasses are located so close to my ears that the voice almost sounds as if it is in my head.
I found myself saying "Creeeepy," and giving the happy giggle I usually give during horror movies.
These are so *cool*.
I'm setting up the Bose glasses now and, as soon as I got them paired with my iPhone, i hear "nothing is more important than your trust."
Which somehow has the opposite of the desired effect, and makes me feel that message is actually kind of creepy.
Also, the speakers on these glasses are located so close to my ears that the voice almost sounds as if it is in my head.
I found myself saying "Creeeepy," and giving the happy giggle I usually give during horror movies.
These are so *cool*.
