[gumby]

The real killer app form me requires a camera (though it doesn’t need to record photos or video for me to access — I have a phone for that).

I need a device that tells me who I’m talking to if I’ve been introduced to them before and tell me how I know them (This is Bob Dobbs, you first met him in Texas in 1985 and he saved you at that party when you needed some Slack)”. Especially great when I meet someone out of context.

But bad actors mean I’ll probably never get this prosthesis.

[dom2]

You can actually accomplish this pretty easily with off the shelf components! You can just say, "Hey, I think we've met before but I can't remember exactly where?"

[alex_suzuki]

It also works really well as a conversation starter for me. I forget people’s names and the context all the time, but the faces stay familiar, and of course you can tell from their facial expression that we’ve met.

[drcongo]

Showoff. I can't remember names or recognise faces. I've settled on a strategy of simply greeting everyone as though I've met them before, which feels a lot more empathic than sending everyone I meet's details to a mass surveillance company.

[gumby]

I sometimes have trouble recognizing faces and sometimes it’s quite embarrassing (like when it’s one of your in laws or running into an important customer at a conference.

However yes, I usually do that.

[mattoxic]

I would immediately walk way from you. Then you could label me as an uncooperative element in your database of people you've met.

These things are peak ick

[gumby]

Politicians, celebrities and wealthy people often have staff who accompany them to collect this info and to remind them as you approach who you are and why you might want to talk to you.

This is extending it to more people, not just those who can afford it. And if you have an aging parent you’ll probably understand why this can help. It’s why I called it a prosthesis.

[lesostep]

The bigger problem is that you essentially need to host somewhere a database with personal information of everyone you met, including their names, biometrics and private details. Nonconsensually. And it has to be accessible through the internet.

Honestly, just take notes and reread them sometimes, maybe?

[gumby]

You already collect data on some of the ppl you meet (messages, contacts, LinkedIn connections etc).

But the face recognition, memory of interactions etc should stay on device. That why I said I don’t want it to,take pictures I have access to.

[lesostep]

I can't have a message or a LinkedIn connection without other person registering with messaging app or LinkedIn, willingly. When they setup LinkedIn or message me, they are fully aware of the fact that I will either access or receive that information. Not comparable.

>> face recognition, memory of interactions etc should stay on device

It can't be processed there, chip too small. And physics don't allow us to make chips smaller anymore.

I wonder, though, if it could be hosted on a phone and processed here. Not realistic for current smartphones, but if we talking about theoretical, it's would be a neat trick.

I can imagine a future device that has three parts: lightweight glasses with HUD as a thin client, a glovelike input device to track your hand, and a small box you put in your pocket/bag.

[gumby]

The hand tracking will be via your watch or a Rivin or passively from a down pointing camera on the glasses. The Apple Watch’s primitive recognition of a few gestures isn’t bad