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> Meanwhile in reality people got upset because Glass owners had a camera on their face the entire time. This is surely the biggest thing. It always seemed lik

• ecspike 12y ago
  I don't it was tone-deaf at all. There were many action shots that I got while playing sports that I wouldn't have gotten otherwise. The main problem was people thinking that the presence of a camera meant that you were using it all the time. Worry less about Glass and more about the guys doing upskirt videos with their shoes or specially rigged duffle bags.
  • icebraining 12y ago
    The difference is that there's no danger of shoe cameras for upskirt videos turning into a trend used by any significant share of the population. I don't mind a single smart glasses user, but I'm wary of glasses with cameras becoming common enough that you're effectively always potentially being filmed. And Glass, more than just a smart pair of glasses, is a symbol foreshadowing such a future.
• myko 12y ago
  Actually, the camera is just about the only useful part of Glass. My wife and I went house hunting last year and it was really convenient to quickly snap photos of what we liked/didn't like at each house. Sure I could've done that with a phone but or camera but Glass was much more convenient. Same thing at family gatherings and hanging out with kids - having such a convenient camera available allows for some amazing shots one would probably never get otherwise. IMO it's sad that there was such a social backlash against Glass. If one wants to be creepy there are much less conspicuous cameras to use.