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  1. 01-15-2015, 04:43 PM #1
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    Google Glass is Gonzo

    http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-...idea-lives-on/
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  2. 01-15-2015, 05:08 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by edKENdance View Post
    http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-...idea-lives-on/
    Jason Jones is my hero.
    Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. - Richard P. Feynman

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  3. 01-15-2015, 05:11 PM #3
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    Obligatory
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  4. 01-16-2015, 08:51 AM #4
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    Click image for larger version.  Name: nexusae0_DailyShow-Thumb.jpg  Views: 35  Size: 20.8 KB  ID: 11678 Alas, we hardly knew ye
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  5. 01-16-2015, 09:23 AM #5
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    Needs a little more panto on the left side.
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  6. 01-16-2015, 09:39 AM #6
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    Marketing take note:

    Never name a product with a word that is similar to curse words or certain body parts...
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  7. 01-16-2015, 09:42 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by edKENdance View Post
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  8. 01-16-2015, 10:34 AM #8
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    oh happy day. This is my joy as average person not an optician. Next will be the google watch
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  9. 01-16-2015, 10:43 AM #9
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    And there is this:

    Google Glass As You Know It Is Gone



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  10. 01-16-2015, 10:51 AM #10
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    Maybe Google can donate a few to Jacqui to let her pursue her idea to reverse the camera to create vision for the patient with hemianopia.

    Speaking of Hemianopia check out this site for an easy to grasp explanation-

    http://medical-dictionary.thefreedic...om/hemianopsia
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  11. 01-16-2015, 10:53 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uncle Fester View Post
    My good friend Thing is looking for work...
    Best post + user name ever!
    Caroline, L.O.

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    I never had a single patient ask about them. Not. One.
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    Anybody here remember hearing aid temples?
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  14. 01-16-2015, 07:37 PM #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by fjpod View Post
    Anybody here remember hearing aid temples?
    I found several pairs in our Gift of Sight boxes back in the day
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  15. 01-17-2015, 08:42 AM #15
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    RIP Pixel and Google and thank goodness.
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  16. 01-17-2015, 09:27 AM #16
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    I carried Pixel for about 6 months Doc said it was crap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fjpod View Post
    Anybody here remember hearing aid temples?
    Yes!

    And the Misses remembers an apprentice who adjusted the temples in the salt pan.

    Cost the store $1200!!!
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