Google Glass Goes on Sale to Public (For a Single Day)

[grossaffe]

Did you seriously take me seriously?

Apparently so. Then again, I've come from a modding forum where we've seen quite a few extraordinary claims that apparently make yours seem serious.

 

[Chary]

It's certainly fancy. A glimpse at technology people in the 1960's said we would have by 1990.

 

[Enigma Hall]

I still think of these when Google Glass is brought up

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Anyway, I'd totally buy a pair if I had the money

WRONG! Will Be This!!!

 

[grossaffe]

WRONG! Will Be This!!!

But Google Glass doesn't cost over $9000

 

[Enigma Hall]

Wait until the Sayans dominate the market.

 

[xxNathanxx]

I don't think the wearables market will ever take off. No matter how you look at it (ha see what I did there [ha see what I did there]), when you wear a screen on your body, you look like a fucking idiot. That, and they don't offer anything you can't already do with other devices.

Look, here's a prototype of the new Google Belly:

 

[KingVamp]

WRONG! Will Be This!!!

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I don't think the wearables market will ever take off. No matter how you look at it (ha see what I did there [ha see what I did there]), when you wear a screen on your body, you look like a fucking idiot. That, and they don't offer anything you can't already do with other devices.

I guess you are a bit... shortsighted. For watches, if you watch that Neptune Pine video, you can see that it frees up your pockets.

I can envision a future with standalone devices that look like regular glasses that project a huge screen, that can correct vision, be your phone and tablet, and free up pockets.

 

[ResleyZ]

The thing with smart watches, is that they currently advertise them as mainly standalone devices, which (imo) won't work. While smart watches introduced a lot of people to the idea of Wearable Technology (like my father), the screen is too small to use it efficiently.

I would recommend my father to use a Bluetooth keyboard, but that won't work with smart watches.
With Google Glass on the other hand, you have both your hands free, and you can (easily with some sideloaded apps) connect a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to it.

I'm pretty much a glasshole, especially to the people that I know. There are only ~30 people in Netherlands who have Google Glass, so it isn't as well known as it is in America.
I think the price will go down a lot ($400~$ 500), especially considering the hardware that's in it. Might need to save some money for it, but I'll definitely get one.

 

[Hells Malice]

I don't think the wearables market will ever take off. No matter how you look at it (ha see what I did there [ha see what I did there]), when you wear a screen on your body, you look like a fucking idiot. That, and they don't offer anything you can't already do with other devices

How it looks doesn't mean shit. If it was mainstream then no one would bat an eyelash if you wore one. Even if it was stupid looking, if it was ACTUALLY useful/functional, then people wouldn't care. You need some more confidence in yourself if you're scared to wear something because of what others might say.

I'm sure it will become mainstream. Just not now. Google Glass seems like it's going to be absurdly priced and no one in their right mind will buy the thing except to say they've got one.
Plus the technology just isn't there. Google glass does practically nothing useful. But yeah, it will take off once the technology IS actually there to back it up.

Though with that said, making it less ugly would help a bit. Whoever designed the look of the Google Glass should probably be fired.

 

[Bladexdsl]

until it projects a screen hovering in front of you in mid air and you can interact with that screen with your hands than only than will it be WORTH getting!

 

[DunnoBro]

This is a good marketing strategy.

What this will do, is create a sense of scarcity and fake demand.

They will most likely be put up on ebay for a much higher price somewhere down the road, and this will give google the ability to overprice because they'll at least be cheaper than those.

It'd probably also be worth it to actually buy these 1500 monstrosities to just resell them down the road.

As for me though, my get-rich-quick scheme is about making a DBz power level reader app. Should get me at least a few grand, maybe even 10. Probably somewhere between 9-10 thousand though.

 

[xxNathanxx]

How it looks doesn't mean shit. If it was mainstream then no one would bat an eyelash if you wore one. Even if it was stupid looking, if it was ACTUALLY useful/functional, then people wouldn't care. You need some more confidence in yourself if you're scared to wear something because of what others might say.

I think you grossly underestimate the power of fashion. Please give me an example of something that looks really stupid but is used by many people.

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

I think you grossly underestimate the power of fashion. Please give me an example of something that looks really stupid but is used by many people.

EDIT: It should be noted (in case anyone isn't aware) these are the lense-less hipster glasses, AKA something that looks really stupid.

 

[Hop2089]

The wearables market could be successful and accepted if they had some type of auto disable feature for the camera, you know some sensors so it could disable the camera automatically if the person wearing the device is in a public or government building. People would feel more at ease if there was such a feature on these devices.

 

[Wisenheimer]

I see a lot of people wearing Google glasses around here. I really think this type of technology is going to catch on big time, but it is still in its infancy. Google Glasses are basically the Apple Newton of wearable computing. I think I am going to wait at least until version 3.0. Like early PDA's that evolved into ubiquitous smartphones, the day when everyone is walking around looking at a screen is probably at least a decade away.

 

[Gahars]

I think you grossly underestimate the power of fashion. Please give me an example of something that looks really stupid but is used by many people.

Fashion's all about context. What is seen as dumb today might've been seen as dope yesterday, or may yet become the bizomb tomorrow.

 

[KingVamp]

The thing with smart watches, is that they currently advertise them as mainly standalone devices, which (imo) won't work. While smart watches introduced a lot of people to the idea of Wearable Technology (like my father), the screen is too small to use it efficiently.

I would recommend my father to use a Bluetooth keyboard, but that won't work with smart watches.

With Google Glass on the other hand, you have both your hands free, and you can (easily with some sideloaded apps) connect a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to it.

Neptune pine is just big enough to be pretty efficient for entertainment even if not as efficient as a bigger screens.




Of course you not going to get that much production work on it.

I think the price will go down a lot ($400~$ 500), especially considering the hardware that's in it. Might need to save some money for it, but I'll definitely get one.

I actually think it will be lower than that. Unless they are adding more and/or stronger hardware, I see going for ~$230-$300.

The wearables market could be successful and accepted if they had some type of auto disable feature for the camera, you know some sensors so it could disable the camera automatically if the person wearing the device is in a public or government building. People would feel more at ease if there was such a feature on these devices.

Just like how phones and tablets cameras are disable for them to have become successful and accepted.

Seriously tho, I don't think people want their devices messed with,especially just because of the camera(s). Disabling hardware is extreme when it can just be solved by a cap or physical shutter.



Well, this is interesting.

 

[Enigma Hall]

I think you grossly underestimate the power of fashion. Please give me an example of something that looks really stupid but is used by many people.

 

[KingVamp]

So, has anyone here bought one recently?

 

[Nyancat]

Wearing the google glasses in public? No thanks. They would make you look so nerdy like you want to die they would be more of a home thing for me but then what's the point of having them at home? That's what an iPad is for.