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People don't want to wear glasses all the time -- but I don't think this is meant to be worn 24/7 like Google glass or something. To me, your comment is akin to

by obj-g 10y ago

People don't want to wear glasses all the time -- but I don't think this is meant to be worn 24/7 like Google glass or something. To me, your comment is akin to, sure people want to play games but they don't want to hold a controller. And look at VR -- people are definitely willing to wear goggles/visors/whatever for limited periods of time.

amelius 10y ago
I honestly believe people don't like glasses (in general, I'm not speaking of the geek crowd). Also, VR isn't a big thing yet. Please be cautious with analogies, because often there's no logic in them. For example, in this case, we can further dumb it down to: people like to eat but they don't want to hold a spoon. With all respect, an analogy just makes no sense. I was talking about glasses specifically.
- obj-g 10y ago
  Sorry, I don't agree and I think my analogy stands. Others can be the judge, but I guess we can agree to disagree and move on.
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  > I honestly believe people don't like glasses (in general, I'm not speaking of the geek crowd). Reminds me of that article from yesterday about umbrellas in England. I think aiming that kind of stuff for general population is a mistake dictated by greed. Some products need to get gradually accepted before they become popular with the mainstream. General population doesn't like things that look weird and/or different. E.g. it took many years for mobile phones to transition from symbol of weirness to symbol of status to something everyone is expected to have.
- soylentcola 10y ago
  What about sunglasses? They've always been popular/fashionable and they're also glasses that you wear in specific situations. They're also glasses that, underneath any styling or branding, still exist for functional reasons rather than solely for looks. I think of headsets more like headphones. No, you don't want to have to wear headphones all day long but when you're getting something out of them, people seem willing to wear them for extended periods of time. Even if the glasses thing is a hurdle to this becoming ubiquitous consumer electronics, I think the engineering and tech being developed still has quite a bit of promise and I'll be glad to see if they can make some real progress and show something off beyond teasers.

by obj-g 10y ago

amelius 10y ago

I honestly believe people don't like glasses (in general, I'm not speaking of the geek crowd). Also, VR isn't a big thing yet. Please be cautious with analogies, because often there's no logic in them. For example, in this case, we can further dumb it down to: people like to eat but they don't want to hold a spoon. With all respect, an analogy just makes no sense. I was talking about glasses specifically.

obj-g 10y ago
Sorry, I don't agree and I think my analogy stands. Others can be the judge, but I guess we can agree to disagree and move on.
TeMPOraL 10y ago
> I honestly believe people don't like glasses (in general, I'm not speaking of the geek crowd). Reminds me of that article from yesterday about umbrellas in England. I think aiming that kind of stuff for general population is a mistake dictated by greed. Some products need to get gradually accepted before they become popular with the mainstream. General population doesn't like things that look weird and/or different. E.g. it took many years for mobile phones to transition from symbol of weirness to symbol of status to something everyone is expected to have.
soylentcola 10y ago
What about sunglasses? They've always been popular/fashionable and they're also glasses that you wear in specific situations. They're also glasses that, underneath any styling or branding, still exist for functional reasons rather than solely for looks. I think of headsets more like headphones. No, you don't want to have to wear headphones all day long but when you're getting something out of them, people seem willing to wear them for extended periods of time. Even if the glasses thing is a hurdle to this becoming ubiquitous consumer electronics, I think the engineering and tech being developed still has quite a bit of promise and I'll be glad to see if they can make some real progress and show something off beyond teasers.