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This is very cool tech wise. But I dont know if people would actually wear this at a party.
by rbn 14y ago
This is very cool tech wise.
But I dont know if people would actually wear this at a party.
- smackfu 14y agoSome people wear Bluetooth earpieces every waking moment.
- kennywinker 14y agoNobody invites those people to parties though. Seriously, the bluetooth earpiece quickly became a universal symbol for pompous idiot. Much like the Segway is a well understood symbol of doofy nerd-dom. I will be very surprised if Google Glass wearers don't fall into one or both of those categories real fast. Until wearable computing gets MUCH more seamless, I think there will be social pressure on people who use it.
- smackfu 14y agoYou could argue that's just because those things never hit critical mass. People checking their palm pilot calendar was doofey. People checking their smart phone calendar is normal.
- stcredzero 14y agoThe devil is in the details. Styluses were too slow as input, and the device was separate from the main comms device.
- heedspin 14y agoThe social pressure of always being video recorded could be interesting. Same pressure you feel writing something on facebook: "What will my Mom think of this comment..." Now you see someone with Google Glass show up at the party and it's time to put your video persona on (and your pants).
- rbn 14y agoit's on the side of their head and its very small and hardly noticeable. This is on your face. In front of your eyes and it's very noticeable. They need to partner with fashion brands and put this on real fashionable glasses/sunglasses. Imagine Versace with Google Glass.
- cheald 14y agoOne of the things that struck me while they were doing the "fashion demo" was that if they made it symmetric (even with just a plastic facade on the other side), it'd be a lot more pleasing to look at. I'm sure we'll see styles like that.
- rbn 14y agoI agree. However, G-Glass is a bigger cross between fashion and tech than regular smartphones. IMHO the G-Glass should just be a monitor+camera for your phone. I think manufacturing it will be much easier and the the size of the system will be smaller which will allow people use G-Glass without anyone even noticing. Like people can go buy regular sunglasses for $100 and the G-Glass version would cost i don't know $200.
- potatolicious 14y agoI disagree. Asymmetry has for a long time been a staple of fashion: http://famecherry.com/fashionista-now/fashionista-now-the-asymmetrical-fashion-trend-bringing-class-style-to-the-equation/ http://famecherry.com/fashionista-now/fashionista-now-the-as... Google may or may not be able to propel Glass into being a fashion icon - but if they fail I really don't think the device being asymmetrical will have anything to do with it.
- angryasian 14y agoi can very easily see younger kids, live streaming , recording just about everything they do. They already text constantly, facebook and tweet everything.... seamless sharing of video is definitely the next step.
- tomkarlo 14y agoThere used to be a time where you'd look like a dork for carrying a cell phone, too.