Physical assault by McDonald's for wearing Digital Eye Glass

Dr Steve Mann's blog ^ | July 16, 2012 | Steve Mann

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Digital Eye Glass I believe that Digital Eye Glass will ultimately replace glasses, and will help many people see better, and improve the quality of their lives through Augmediated Reality.

Personal introduction I wear a computer vision system, and carry a letter from my family physician, as well as documentation on this system when I travel.

I have worn a computer vision system of some kind for 34 years, and am the inventor of the technology that I wear and use in my day-to-day life.

Although it has varied over the last 34 years, I have worn the present embodiment of this system (pictured below) for 13 years. This simple design which I did in collaboration with designer Chris Aimone, consists of a sleek strip of aluminum that runs across the forehead, with two silicone nose pads. It holds an EyeTap device (computer-controlled laser light source that causes the eye itself to function as if it were both a camera and display, in effect) in front of my right eye. It also gives the wearer the appearance of having a "glass eye", this phenomenon being known as the "glass eye" effect (Presence Connect, 2002). Over the years the EyeTap has also therefore been known as the "Glass Eye" or "Eye Glass", or "Digital Eye Glass", using the word "Glass" in its singular form, rather than its plural form "Glasses" (See figure caption, "EyeTap digital eye glass", Aaron Harris/Canadian Press, Monday Dec. 22, 2003).

Recent news has described me as "the father of wearable computing" in the context of various commercially manufactured versions of similar eye glass, such as those made by companies like Google, Olympus, and the like (see below), so as this technology becomes mainstream, McDonald's might need to get used to

[CORedneck]

Wow, what douche bags. Of course I wouldn’t patronize a McD’s or any other fast food place while on vacation. My rule is if I can get at home, I don’t to that place elsewhere.

[jboot]

Depends who sees it, mostly. Get in a punch-up in front of the Gendarmie and you will experience French jail, even if you didn't start it. If you are a US serviceman, the MPs will stop by to get you out. Back in the day they'd drive you back to base and let you go with a stern warning. Not sure how it might work nowadays. Worse, I imagine.

Otherwise, if you make it quick and don't do any permanent damage people tend not to see what happened.

[Manic_Episode]

Perhaps they didn’t want anyone to know that the quarter pounder is called a royal with cheese there.

[publius911]

Odd - you'd think that the McDonald's menu was a top-secret document from these reactions to people with camera phones and, apparently, eyewear that has a "spy camera" appearance. What, are they afraid someone will deduce that the "Special Sauce" is Thousand Island Dressing? Makes no sense. Unless this is just excuse for harassing tourists.

Starting in 1972 I spent a month in France almost every year, mostly in or around Paris.
Being a lifetime photographer, I always had my camera. On my first few trips, I started taking pictures inside every McDonalds, and new ones as they popped up.
Never got beat up.

I guess I'm lucky to be alive.

Eventually, I was given a list of no-no things to photograph, including the highly secretive national police swat team as they traveled around Paris, but my greatest faux pas was unconsciously spending an entire afternoon in a strange neighborhood, full of anti-American grafitti and generally run down. Family had a hemorrage when I described the area to them : the muslim quarter. I will have to dig those photos out one of these days.

I have gotten wiser, the last 40 years...

[<1/1,000,000th%]

This looks more like a sales and marketing pitch.

Where is it written in the article that he contacted police?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Where is it written in the article that he contacted police?

Near the end after the pics;

"I also contacted the Embassy, Consulate, Police, etc., without much luck."