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Re:Google Glass by johnnygleeson on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @08:22AM (#5250247)
The initial reaction to portable headphones was probably similar.

"It celebrated its debut in July 1979 for about $200. Truthfully, many were skeptical if this portable audio thing would take off. "

https://blog.sony.com/2010/08/flashback-friday-tps-l2-walkma...

http://coolmaterial.com/roundup/history-of-headphones/

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Re:Google Glass by paganel on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @08:28AM (#5250271)
> The initial reaction to portable headphones was probably similar.

To be honest headphones are still seen as an utilitarian thing only.

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Re:Google Glass by bengillies on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @08:38AM (#5250311)
> To be honest I still see headphones as an utilitarian thing only.

FTFY. There are a _lot_ of people who would disagree with you (which is why Beats/Skullcandy/etc headphones are so popular).

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Re:Google Glass by paganel on Wednesday February 20, 2013 @09:55AM (#5250705)
My bad, English is not my primary language and for whatever reason I was thinking of phones' bluetooth headsets. You're right :) Also, I probably need more coffee.
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