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At least this time it has a clearer target, the enterprise market. Nice try. I think last time Google Glass failed because Google didn't demonstrate any practi

by zaiwu 11y ago

At least this time it has a clearer target, the enterprise market. Nice try. I think last time Google Glass failed because Google didn't demonstrate any practical scenario using this product. It's like, Google was telling us, "this is a cool product but nobody knows the application of it, so, use your imagination!" Users get lost when you define such a big scope. This time Google should definitely learn from Hololens. Show some killer apps on Google Glass and let users feel excited about it, not only because it is cool, but also useful.

unfunco 11y ago
I think it failed last time because they tried to make it an exclusive club [0], resentment for a product builds the moment you tell some groups of people that their money isn't good enough. I was intrigued in the beginning, and I lost all interest when I saw Marc Andreessen wearing a pair. [1] [0] http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com [1] http://bgr.com/2013/04/26/marc-andreessen-google-glass-interview-467060/ http://bgr.com/2013/04/26/marc-andreessen-google-glass-inter...
Steko 11y ago
It failed because it was designed backwards by starting with the most impressive screen/camera/chipset possible and then unsurprisingly ended up with shit battery life. That is a deal breaker on a wearable who's killer apps are things like lifecasting and personal security. The correct way to design a device like this is to start with battery life required and work forward with that as your primary constraint. If what you end up with isn't good enough you don't release the product and wait until more power efficient chips or better battery tech comes out.
- tracker1 11y ago
  I would have loved to try it, but I'm far sighted and anything closer than 2' from my face is blurry, I don't wear corrective lenses most of the time, and even if I did, google didn't have a solution for this. I can think of a lot of scenarios where glass would have been a fit (if they got the cost down to even $500/pair)... the ability to have a context aware helper screen would work in a lot of scenarios... from parts pickers, to manufacturing, to presentations. Most of the ideas I have around google glass are pretty boring, but could really boost productivity in a lot of areas commercially, and this is probably where they should have started. If you are paying someone $35k/year to do a job, and they could be 5-10% more effective with a given tool, that tool would be well worth $1000-1500. And I can think of a lot of jobs that pay over $12-15/hr that could be assisted/improved with this.
prapam2 11y ago
I was touring some places in UK. Some of them incredible beautiful. I wished i had a google glass to record those moments and show then to my folks back home.
- joosters 11y ago
  Next time take a camera, perhaps?
  - prapam2 11y ago
    I had my SLR and mobile, but Google glass would have been more convenient.
on_and_off 11y ago
Microsoft is doing a great PR campaign around Hololens but it makes me uneasy that what they show is basically an AfterEffects video and not what using Hololens will feel like. The FOV is very limited with Hololens, contrary to what all the promo video show. I think that the Wii should be the platform Google & co get inspired from. Nintendo did an awesome job with it. Not only did they invent a new input device, but they also showed how to use it in their first party titles. Shipping the console with Wii Sports was also a great idea.

by zaiwu 11y ago

unfunco 11y ago

I think it failed last time because they tried to make it an exclusive club [0], resentment for a product builds the moment you tell some groups of people that their money isn't good enough. I was intrigued in the beginning, and I lost all interest when I saw Marc Andreessen wearing a pair. [1] [0] http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com http://whitemenwearinggoogleglass.tumblr.com [1] http://bgr.com/2013/04/26/marc-andreessen-google-glass-interview-467060/ http://bgr.com/2013/04/26/marc-andreessen-google-glass-inter...

Steko 11y ago

It failed because it was designed backwards by starting with the most impressive screen/camera/chipset possible and then unsurprisingly ended up with shit battery life. That is a deal breaker on a wearable who's killer apps are things like lifecasting and personal security. The correct way to design a device like this is to start with battery life required and work forward with that as your primary constraint. If what you end up with isn't good enough you don't release the product and wait until more power efficient chips or better battery tech comes out.

tracker1 11y ago
I would have loved to try it, but I'm far sighted and anything closer than 2' from my face is blurry, I don't wear corrective lenses most of the time, and even if I did, google didn't have a solution for this. I can think of a lot of scenarios where glass would have been a fit (if they got the cost down to even $500/pair)... the ability to have a context aware helper screen would work in a lot of scenarios... from parts pickers, to manufacturing, to presentations. Most of the ideas I have around google glass are pretty boring, but could really boost productivity in a lot of areas commercially, and this is probably where they should have started. If you are paying someone $35k/year to do a job, and they could be 5-10% more effective with a given tool, that tool would be well worth $1000-1500. And I can think of a lot of jobs that pay over $12-15/hr that could be assisted/improved with this.

prapam2 11y ago

I was touring some places in UK. Some of them incredible beautiful. I wished i had a google glass to record those moments and show then to my folks back home.

joosters 11y ago
Next time take a camera, perhaps?
- prapam2 11y ago
  I had my SLR and mobile, but Google glass would have been more convenient.

on_and_off 11y ago

Microsoft is doing a great PR campaign around Hololens but it makes me uneasy that what they show is basically an AfterEffects video and not what using Hololens will feel like. The FOV is very limited with Hololens, contrary to what all the promo video show. I think that the Wii should be the platform Google & co get inspired from. Nintendo did an awesome job with it. Not only did they invent a new input device, but they also showed how to use it in their first party titles. Shipping the console with Wii Sports was also a great idea.