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Re:Google Glass is getting a second life in the manufacturin... by detaro on Saturday March 18, 2017 @07:18PM (#13904015)
While I'm not sure how much it actually was the case with the apps that were available, a lot of the ideas around it seemed to be things that require the camera running, so the LED would be on in a lot of situations where creating a recording would be inappropriate.

(And making a trustworthy indicator that only shows if a recording is actually being created is basically impossible, so "camera running" is the only thing they could show)

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Re:Google Glass is getting a second life in the manufacturin... by saycheese on Monday March 20, 2017 @06:55AM (#13913094)
Right, which is why it failed, Google tried to be sneaky, it was inappropriate, and instead of realizing they needed to figure out a way around the issue, they abandoned it.

Another option and even more trustworthy would have been a camera cover that was usable & durable and clearly & visibly expressed the status of the camera.

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