Re:The Dangers of Setting VR Expectations and Valuations Too...
by wpietri on Sunday December 13, 2015 @04:40PM
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Definitely not. Google Glass was always in high demand -- by people who had never used it.
Brewster stereoscopes [1] were a smash hit at the Great Exhibition of 1851 [2]. 250,000 were sold in short order. But they fell out of fashion soon enough.
3D has a long history of being an exciting innovation that will change everything. But so far, the most successful and long-lasting stereoscopic product is the ViewMaster, which has become a sort of eternal novelty.
Brewster stereoscopes [1] were a smash hit at the Great Exhibition of 1851 [2]. 250,000 were sold in short order. But they fell out of fashion soon enough.
3D has a long history of being an exciting innovation that will change everything. But so far, the most successful and long-lasting stereoscopic product is the ViewMaster, which has become a sort of eternal novelty.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscope
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Exhibition