Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
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Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#2GG would become so much more popular if it would aim at certain niches first, like security, technicians, doctors and public servants (partially the way Segway did) - it should invest in showcase apps that cater for those niches and build up market from there.
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#3NPR just did a story this year that it's being used in the manufacturing industry, so it's still being used, just not for leisure: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/03/18/514...
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#4GG would become so much more popular if it would aim at certain niches first, like security, technicians, doctors and public servants (partially the way Segway did) - it should invest in showcase apps that cater for those niches and build up market from there.
Supposedly that is how it is used now, by doctors, factory workers, and other niches. And it is thriving from what I hear
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#5Nice! I really like Google Glass, the only issue I have with it is the reduced battery life. I wish there were a supported way to replace the battery. Or is there?
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#6NPR just did a story this year that it's being used in the manufacturing industry, so it's still being used, just not for leisure: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2017/03/18/514...
TLDR it can find barcodes and scan them faster than the human eye can. Yeah fascinating.
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#7GG would become so much more popular if it would aim at certain niches first, like security, technicians, doctors and public servants (partially the way Segway did) - it should invest in showcase apps that cater for those niches and build up market from there.
A classic argument about which is better, consumer or enterprise. I struggle with this one myself. I naturally gravitate to finding enterprise niches and targeting specific use cases. But that comes at the expense of being perpetually in "accidental stealth mode" because the tech press generally cares only about consumer applications. Google traditionally is better at large scale consumer apps (and getting the PR that goes with it). So it was not a surprise that they didn't target the enterprise first with Glass. They like making flashy large-scale "bets". Which makes sense since they're an ad company and are constantly looking for ways to expand that platform in the biggest way possible.
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
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Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#9It's been used in medical fields for quite some time. Technology exists outside of the consumer space but I guess the popular press likes to ignore that.
Re: Google Glass is still around and just got its first update in nearly three years
#10My privacy is not public or google's property!!