Maybe this has been mentioned already, but they seem to have some special integration with the Google Assistant. As far as I know there are currently no alternatives that allow you to e.g. perform a web request for any arbitrary voice command. And you can use arguments in voice commands. You can even override the (ever growing) reserved assistant commands by prepending 'please', I think.
Apparently it's pretty difficult to make a keyboard that works correctly, because in case you're wondering whether to go for a Dell instead: they have similar key repeating issues on various (high end) laptop models.
Been thinking of switching back from Inbox to Gmail for one single annoying and IMO stupid design decision: if there are multiple recepients for the email the main reply button will by default perform a reply all. Had me look like a dork a few times, replying to everyone that I can't make it to a party or something.
So how about this: the influencers on Snapchat are all recording themselves most of the time. These glasses did nothing to help with that particular and most popular use case.
I feel really weird for being the first to bring this up, it seems pretty obvious to me the main reason these glasses weren't going to catch on.
"Purchase process research showed it's not a top buying consideration, and anecdotal information indicated that actual usage was not high."
Anyone else surprised they're making this decision partly based on 'anecdotal information'? Or would it be explicitly phrased this way to prevent people from suspecting spyware in their TV sets?
With regard to the debounce issue, if you're running Ubuntu you can use dconf to set the slow keys timeout to a few ms (set slow keys to true as well) which will prevent basically all spurious extra keypresses. The theory being that your finger pressing a key sends a 'longer' signal than the bounce that sometimes occurs.
A side affect on my machine is that controlling brightness using the keyboard no longer works (other fn combinations still work) and pressing the power button no longer brings up the logout/suspend/etc menu. Somehow these keys always fire a really short press signal :|
I have the skylake precision 5510; it also has the keyboard debounce issue, and it hasn't been fixed. Contacted Dell, had the keyboard replaced but that hasn't helped. I don't have faith in their ability to fix this - it's been an issue going back all the way to 2009 and affects multiple models (latitude, inspiron, xps, precision)
Used an external keyboard for the first few months, so money back is not an option anymore. Terrible experience!
A word of warning for those interested in this machine or the 15 inch version: there are issues with the keyboard resulting in double characters when typing fast [1]. I have the precision 5510 (basically an XPS 15) and have the same issue, it's driving me nuts and Dell won't (can't?) do anything about it.
Also, I'm currently on an old (1.2.0 instead of 1.2.14) bios firmware because they managed to introduce display flicker on on all but the highest brightness setting.
In short: there are real problems with quality assurance at Dell - be ready for this if you decide to buy one of their laptops.
Recently bought a Dell Precision M5510 that comes with Ubuntu preinstalled. Aside from the various linux-specific issues I noticed characters sometimes appearing twice when typing on the keyboard (external keyboard works just fine). A quick search tells me this is an issue with a whole range of Dell laptops; they've been having these problems since at least 2009. The popular XPS 13/15 models are also affected. My keyboard has been replaced, to no avail. Now they want me to send it in, but reports on their forums indicate that doesn't get it fixed either.
This is a warning to all coders/fast typists here: stay away from Dell's laptops!
I see talk of Spectacles being Snapchat's next big thing. However, 90% of the time the popular Snapchat users are filming themselves. Not what they're seeing. So what good would Spectacles be for them?
If I understand it correctly, CETA would have resulted in too much power for (big) Canadian corporations. So it's a good thing the trade agreement hasn't been ratified, correct?
I'm not sure whether it's a good thing or a bad thing that Elon's presentation ends with requests to throw comics onto the stage and ask him to allow receiving a good luck kiss from a girl in the audience.
To be honest I think it's a really bad fit to have these kind of questions during such an event; but hey, because of them I'm pretty sure this is all really honest and not at all orchestrated... Which is good, I suppose.
Any advice on how to get some traction when entering a foreign market?
In my experience the media mostly write about startups that already have significant traction, or about new products released by the big boys (Facebook, Google etc).
Acquiring users through Facebook/Twitter advertising might be an option for some, but could also easily mean you'll be spending tens of dollars per active user.
So what's left? I think it basically boils down to Hacker news & Product Hunt to get the ball rolling.
We wouldn't have a way of reaching you to tell you about things that happened in the group. Also, it would result in a lot of anonymous users joining the HN-group. Or would you be fine with us just asking for your name?
Yeah it's a busy app for sure; lots of things to do (did you take a look at the plugin store?) and discover - and I agree: some of it could use some more love with regard to design.
We wanted a playful look for the app, hence its colorfulness. Maybe we took it a little too far?