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If you're attending in hopes of giveaways, you shouldn't go.

They're experimenting with youtube donations on some channels, also there's a Youtube for kids app on iOS and Android that has ads, but they're limited to children's programming.

That video seemed incredibly prescient. A lot of the features in the video are a couple years off from mass adoption, and maybe it's a bit more geared towards the 90s mindset, but there's a current day equivalent to most of the functionality.

It's a shame that Christopher Welch died. Funniest character in that show, and he had great performances in Synechdoche New York, The Master, etc.

This might be the worst post I've ever seen on the frontpage of HN.

Google's investment wasn't through Ventures.

Google's response would presumably be their partnership with Magic Leap.

I don't understand how moving it from (a highly public) R&D to a product division means that we'll be hearing less.

I'm not sure what it means for the future of Glass, but doesn't the title and most of the content of the article undermine that it's being moved to an actual product division?

Yeah, that statement only applies to scientists IMO, and to a huge degree. You'd be surprised to see what kind of research simply can't get funding.

They probably haven't updated the iOS app yet.

And youtube, which is finally an iTunesU replacement now that it has background listening.

What is the Khan Academy approach to article vs. video formats? IMO, lessons with video introductions then a hybrid of text with interactive exercises as the bulk of the lesson would be ideal.

Is KA working towards an ideal combination of methods or are you guys experimenting depending on the topic?

I've seen a lot of these about Page recently. I wonder if we're going to see a more aggressive shakeup.

Maybe he means that MS has made an attractive device that supports its competitor's (more popular) platforms?

If I only wanted to use the core functions of the phone (browsing, calls, etc.), I would definitely buy a Windows Phone. It's just lacking a lot of fun, useful apps.

It makes sense that it would answer the question first and then give relevant info. Most of the factual questions that I ask would be related to a broader context.

Khan has said that he wants to explore more specific, advanced topics at some point. I think they realized their opportunity to stay relevant (and well funded) is to first focus on K-12.

That networking has to be done in proximity to other people is, and will increasingly be, an outdated concept.

There are plenty of people in online learning that agree with your first paragraph, but it's easier said than done.

Lectures are easier than creating a completely different methodology for teaching, so it's the first step in the process.

Coursera actually offers several classes that can be done at your own pace. It's gradually expanding, and will eventually offer a wide range of courses. There's also plenty of courses that aren't closed after their completion date.

EdX has done the same with their Introduction to Linux course: https://www.edx.org/course/linuxfoundationx/linuxfoundationx...

Well, at least three of its products are being used in the real world (Glass, Loon, Self-driving cars) and at least one is actually being sold (Glass), so yes.

>Perhaps there's some use case where the digital crown is a preferable method of input (setting a very exact numerical value for example)

Home automation.

I think a G+ nearby feature: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/06/exclusive-google-wil...

Would go a long way to make G+ compelling. There's still not a good tool for sharing pictures/video on mobile. MMS/SMS is too clunky when I want to share something with 2 or more nearby friends.

I wish I could take a picture, swipe up and to the left from the picture to initiate sharing, and click on the "nearby" or "frequent" chat-heads that I want to share the picture with.

In my limited use of both, Google is better at voice recognition. I'm not sure why they haven't built a true siri competitor.

But it's in Google's interest to have all of those benefits available on Apple's platform as well.

I love the way my Nexus 5 runs. I use it just as much as my iPhone 5 and although it doesn't have the same UX niceties, it's still plenty smooth and fast.

What really frustrates me is the camera. Some photos are great, others look like the image has been made deliberately bad. I don't think the Nexus phones will deliver a great camera experience any time soon, and there's only so much compensation that G+ can make to a dull, blurry photo.

It may be that Google did a pretty good job of preemptively responding to the Apple Watch, but I don't find this that much more interesting than the already not very interesting Android Wear devices.

Yep, I'm coming up on a contract renewal and I think I'm going to use it to resell the new iPhone and then buy the Moto G and the new iPad.

I just don't use my phone enough to play games or mess around with apps.