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I think Glass will be a success eventually - just not how most of us intended it to be. I used Glass for a month before returning it, but am regretting it sligh
by nogridbag 12y ago
I think Glass will be a success eventually - just not how most of us intended it to be. I used Glass for a month before returning it, but am regretting it slightly. As it stands right now, it's still a beta device with tons of software and hardware issues which somewhat limit its usefulness even for the most basic things like making a phone call. Though this article is true for the most part, I think it's missing the major downside of Glass.
Glass is only useful for certain tasks mainly where our hands are not free and we're away from our computers. For most of us, Glass is pretty much useless throughout the day. As a developer, there is nothing Glass can do while coding that a second monitor couldn't do better. When I joined the explorer program, I thought I would constantly be using Glass. I found Glass most useful while driving (responding to texts and hangout messages but NOT for directions* ) and I intended to use it while cooking.
But since driving with Glass is a grey area and I didn't want a hassle with the police, that pretty much limited my use of glass to cooking or occasionally hiking as long as you don't mind getting the unit all sweaty.
I don't think Glass belongs in public at all (restaurants, bars, etc). It serves no function besides being creepy, though it does occasionally help nerdy people meet woman as it's a great ice breaker (seriously).
* None of these reviews ever mention that the Glass display is only active for a second or two when directions is activated. This is surely to save on batteries. But it's simply no where near as useful as a normal GPS which is always on.