Re: I’m a Google Glass skeptic and think it’ll be the next A...
by tawgx on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @03:01PM
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I'm actually a big believer in Glass. In my mind getting the average person to use them is actually simpler than it was to get them to use a cell phone. Everybody has sunglasses and they're used to wearing them (even indoors). With phones it was a complete new paradigm. People weren't used to carrying a phone with them and most didn't feel they needed to, and we saw how that went. As for pricing and design, 6 years ago phones were expensive bricks and look how far they've come. I feel the same about wearable computing and glasses especially.
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Re: I’m a Google Glass skeptic and think it’ll be the next A...
by testing12341234 on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @03:09PM
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Everybody had sunglasses and they're used to wearing them (even indoors)
A quick quiz of the people in my office shows that:
0% were wearing sunglasses inside at the time of asking
~7% said they wear sunglasses inside on a regular basis
~25% said they do not own sunglasses
I don't dispute the other points you make, but on this issue it seems you are a bit bubbled/optimistic.
Re: I’m a Google Glass skeptic and think it’ll be the next A...
by untog on Wednesday March 06, 2013 @03:09PM
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But you're talking about why people would accept them, not why they'd want them. Right now I don't see any killer application for them, but I'm sure that will change in time.