I think I agree with the Torrez/Gruber take that "If you see the computer, they blew it" http://notes.torrez.org/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they-blew-it.h

I think I agree with the Torrez/Gruber take that "If you see the computer, they blew it" http://notes.torrez.org/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they-blew-it.html http://notes.torrez.org/2013/02/if-you-see-the-computer-they... That doesn't mean that a wearable device embedded in your glasses cannot eventually become a 'bicycle for the mind' but I think the fact that the computer is so noticeable and strange looking means that this version 1.0 will not be too successful. Google is positioning itself well to be the one who figures it out first, but I don't think Glass will take off as a mass-consumer device on a smartphone scale for a while. First, the computer will need to become 'invisible'. Until then, Glass will be highly useful to a few professions (and a toy for nerds), while Google will gain invaluable data and continue to iterate.