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Google Glasses Make Their Questionable Debut at (New York Fashion Week)
- nicholassmith 14y agoI won't berate a fashion column for not going 'I wonder what they were' and then actually researching and finding out that yes, they will be sold to the public and so on. However, it's interesting that they've been essentially branded as seriously uncool before they've even launched. I wonder if this will lead to someone at Google trying to make them more stylish, or whether they'll hope the target market isn't fussed on fashion and style and it'll spread enough for them to not care.
- wwkeyboard 14y agoThe start up community tends to operate in a bubble. Wearing something that makes you stand out as 'uncool' and a target for theft is enough to deter people from a product. Take the white ipod ear buds, they were 'cool' enough that most people would were them, however bluetooth handsfree headsets only took off with specific demographics.
- s_baby 14y agoIn other words put the hardware in hipster glasses.
- jerf 14y ago"However, it's interesting that they've been essentially branded as seriously uncool before they've even launched." The minute these were targeted for public release the fashion community's opinion was written in stone: uncool. An indeterminate but large part of the appeal of being in the high fashion world is the exclusivity. If they liked them it would be the kiss of death for seeing massive public uptake.
- nicholassmith 14y agoNot necessarily, it depends on how high in the clouds of high fashion you go. To the consumer level (expensive but not as over the top as some) then there's a trickle down of borrowing styles and themes from the top designers. Plus something being really exclusive to a certain group of the population can have a massive effect on lust for another group of the population.
- pentarim 14y agoI am surprised that Google tries to promote them on catwalk instead of nerdy conferences, maybe they think it needs a bit of glamour.
- tejaswiy 14y agoIt hardly needs promoting with techies does it? I would buy one right off the shelf if they put it up for around 500$ and I suspect I'm not alone. The more interesting challenge is how to make wearing the glasses socially acceptable.
- freehunter 14y agoI wear contact lenses and I would buy one of these without prescription glass in them. Not to use as glasses, but for the value-add. Adding features to the outdated design of the human body is a net positive as far as I'm concerned.
- jrockway 14y agoThere aren't any with prescription glass in them. The glasses form factor is a convenient way to hide the battery in your hair.
- mattmanser 14y agoI wonder if he means socially accepted as in you've suddenly turned into a walking CCTV camera. I'd feel uncomfortable if a friend brought these on a night out, but then again I think I'd be a minority here in the UK. Don't take them to France though.
- KirinDave 14y agoI'm always amazed with the... what is even a good word for the tone of this article? "Rich people scratching each other's backs" and "an iphone you can wear on your face." Dismissive? Contemptuous? Irritated? Something. Anyways, its always weird to see tech covered by non-tech outlets. It seems like the result is often worded like this.
- mtrimpe 14y agoI would say that this is the fashion industry's equivalent of Engadget's old tone: snarky, playful and opinionated. I was actually pleasantly surprised by how mild the article was, which I would say is actually a pretty good sign for Google Glass.
- dmlorenzetti 14y agoSpeaking of wording, the article also states "The collection itself... walked beneath hundreds of bird-shaped mirrors." Apparently the problem with Google Glasses is that they have to play second fiddle to DVF's new line of autonomous robo-clothing.
- KaoruAoiShiho 14y agoSnark. 90% of all NY news blogs are written in this tone.
- undantag 14y agoThis just reads like any contemporary "fashion" writing to me. You see it in those magazines with a model on the cover and stories about if he's really that into you inside. I think you summed it up pretty well, but I don't think it's got very much to do with the subject matter.
- vectorbunny 14y agoI will be waiting for the DC licensed 'Spider Jerusalem™' model.
- Tichy 14y agoBecause they never wear weird things at fashion shows, right?
- mistercow 14y ago>Well, she looks silly, we thought to ourselves. Can someone please look through that slideshow and explain to me how anyone could single out Google Glass as "silly" with a straight face? I mean, look at these earrings: http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/fashion/shows/2013/spring/new-york/rtw/diane-von-furstenberg/collection-full-length/12.o.jpg/a_4.5x.jpg http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/fashion/shows/2013/spring/new-yo... Look at them.
- TazeTSchnitzel 14y agoBut it's by a top fashion designer!
- Cushman 14y agoIs that the Assassin's Creed logo?
- bobwaycott 14y agoThat's exactly what I thought, too.
- bsphil 14y agoGlad I'm not the only one who thought that. A bit on the large side...
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- ebiester 14y agoThe high-end fashion designer's job is to push the edge of clothing, to give clients something new and interesting. Honestly, I don't know that many women will buy that particular piece, but they looked pretty good with the outfit, and in general I thought her accessory choices were pretty good. The glasses, on the other hand, looked out of place. I understood exactly where the author was coming from -- due to the technology, the glasses still look a bit odd.
- gatordan 14y agoThis is a community that upvoted a story about wearing the same outfit every day to the front page last week. I say we leave the fashion critiques to them and they leave the technology analogies ("they're an iPhone you can wear on your face") to us.
- jmsduran 14y agoMaybe this question has already been answered, but are Google Glasses designed to be compatible with individuals whom wear prescription glasses? At a first glance, it looks like they currently aren't.
- Leynos 14y agoFrom what I understand, there will be a separate product designed for this purpose. See: https://plus.google.com/110625673290805573805/posts/Nmc8LuwFw5M https://plus.google.com/110625673290805573805/posts/Nmc8LuwF...
- MichaelJW 14y agoHere's another (mock-up?) photo of Google Glass attached to regular glasses, this time from Google I/O: http://imgur.com/q4tDX http://imgur.com/q4tDX
- MojoJolo 14y agoHmmm. I think replacing your prescription glasses to contact lenses can be a good temporary solution.
- kentlyons 14y agoWhat's old is new again. This is similar set of wearable fashion shows held about a decade ago by Charmed: http://www.jarrellpair.com/wearable-technology-fashion-shows/ http://www.jarrellpair.com/wearable-technology-fashion-shows...
- gvb 14y ago[T]hey're called Google Glasses, [...] they're an iPhone you can wear on your face. If I were Sergey Brin, I would be throwing a chair through the wall!
- ArekDymalski 14y agoJust wait for the moment when laptops will be called iPads with keyboards and radios will be iPods for streaming without internet. Oh and Google self-driving car is just Siri on wheels.
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- svanderwaal 14y agoThat's smart of Google. And refreshing to read a non-techie write about the Glasses. To be successful in a mass market you will have to appeal to these people, something the iPhone obviously did. This collaboration will give Google valuable data on what non-techies think about Glasses and will help them refine the concept and marketing. Plus it will give them some great marketing material with top models wearing their product. The film will help them experiment with what on earth you do with all of these video streams. Can't wait to see what they'll make of it.
- iamleppert 14y agoGoogle Glasses are the next hands free Bluetooth headset. Constantly blinking on someone's ear. It's annoying and will be culturally unacceptable to most people. The same reason why Bluetooth headsets haven't really caught on all that well in public. It's annoying and unnecessary to be connected to that extreme. That's why they'll fail.
- Evbn 14y agoGlass, people. Stop calling them Glasses. There is only one. NYM and NYT both got it wrong-- NYT even misheadlined the article that had the right content.