Why I'm Returning Google Glass

Re:Why I'm Returning Google Glass by robg on Thursday July 18, 2013 @01:17PM (#6065016)

Also consider that in professional environs, various pros get away with all sorts of silly attire and add-ons - from scrubs and stethoscopes to other uniforms and utility belts. You look ridiculous, but you have a job to do.

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Re:Why I'm Returning Google Glass by KeliNorth on Thursday July 18, 2013 @03:54PM (#6066044)

Exactly, pros do it all the time. Eventually it becomes cool. I never buy into the hype about it looking bad for a few reasons:

I wear glasses. Years ago people thought all glasses looked silly. And they were, with giant thick lenses. Now people buy non-RX glasses to look cool, even.

I saw an animated sci-fi show from around 10 years ago (Denno Coil, Japanese anime) where in order to see the AR/VR world, you wore glasses. Every single kid wore glasses. You had to in order to see the VR/AR. Once something is common, the look factor doesn't matter.

I think we're just seeing people being disappointed that Reality is still decades/centuries/possibly impossible behind Fiction, and Fiction is only pulling further away as Reality gets better computers to render Fiction with.

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Re:Why I'm Returning Google Glass by rafcavallaro on Thursday July 18, 2013 @07:12PM (#6067180)

Yup - all the cool kids are wearing stethoscopes!

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Re:Why I'm Returning Google Glass by BrainInAJar on Thursday July 18, 2013 @08:28PM (#6067543)

And steel toed boots. And hard hats are the latest rage

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