I have the near opposite experience especially having attempted to build the mobile based product you mentioned [https://placenote.com/]
The seamlessness of glasses is really what makes this even possible, especially now that voice is becoming a seamless interface.
I largely like my phone to remain in my pocket (especially when I’m with my impressionable kids) and bringing it out and unlocking, getting my brain to ignore all the notifications, going through whatever button routine is required, then doing the camera localization dance, just doesn’t compare to one click + voice narration once it’s built right.
In addition, headgear is more-likely to be aimed at whatever you're actually observing or manipulating, instead of some direction related to a shirt-pocket or chest-harness.
The cognitive load of the notifications is an interesting point that I hadn't considered; I can see myself being distracted by those in the workflow I proposed in my previous comment.
I wonder if much of this could be solved by OS-level functionality (or at least having it in a developer-accessible SDK) that allows the new "always-on" lock screens to immediately trigger an application on a single tap.
This is on some android phones, double tapping power will open the camera. I use it all the time to take pictures of information that I don't want to write down, package numbers, measurements, error logs, all just tap tap, point, volume down.
I occasionally use it that way for painted labels on parking-spaces at the airport. (I have yet to need them, but it seems a reasonable precaution given how even a small amount of floor/zone/row forgetfulness could leave me wandering the 10,000-spot complex.)
That said, I also find myself wishing I could mark those photos as "temporary", so that they get auto-deleted within a month or whatever.
Not teaching your kids to be glued to a phone is actually a fairly compelling usecase here.
I also like the idea of being able to remain mostly in the moment vs putting a phone in between me and the scene.
Still not sure these justify wearing this device, particularly all the time. But perhaps it could be cool to wear for family outings or whatever, when you expect to want to take lots of photos?
As a glass wearer I am slightly concerned about the weight: that can't be comfortqble for full day wearing, day in day out.
You probably would have a regular pair of glasses, or no glasses for most of the time, and only wear those when you specifically want the smart features, which makes the seamlessness only occasional. Would you optimize a workflow for something you only wear from times to times ?
The seamlessness of glasses is really what makes this even possible, especially now that voice is becoming a seamless interface.
I largely like my phone to remain in my pocket (especially when I’m with my impressionable kids) and bringing it out and unlocking, getting my brain to ignore all the notifications, going through whatever button routine is required, then doing the camera localization dance, just doesn’t compare to one click + voice narration once it’s built right.