[dguaraglia]

I think that Google is, at this point, doing a simple marketing exercise to test the concept. Why spend millions in R&D before you even know if people are interested in the new form factor?

So far, the reaction seems to be mostly positive. By hiring a few stunt guys and a blimp Google created a lot of hype, got a nice amount of feedback on that.

Heck, I was suckered by the presentation, even while thinking "I wonder what they are using the send the image feed, surely not 3G or even LTE... and what else besides doing Plus group conversations can this do?". I knew it wasn't revolutionary, but still got excited.

[wallflower]

> "I wonder what they are using the send the image feed, surely not 3G or even LTE...

They showed today how they had multiple people on the roof with portable microwave dishes, hand aiming at each individual skydiver, with redundant backup alternative RF. The first skydiver released smoke to let his tracker know his position.

[dguaraglia]

Yeah, I suspected as much... and even then the video feeds seemed to break a bit. Can't imagine what it'd look like over 3G (LTE would fare much better I guess, but there's like 2 places in California where you have LTE coverage)