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Re: Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

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Post by trimbo » Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 4:18 AM UTC

moocow01 wrote: post #2

I have to agree with this. The skydiving stuff - possibly interesting from a networking perspective - but from a product perspective... I just don't get why people ate this up. It honestly felt ridiculous to me. I'd be more enthused if I felt like they laid out a road map for the product and talked about why we need this. Why do (normal) consumers want this, Google? Im not saying they don't I just want to know why Go…

> I just don't get why people ate this up. It honestly felt ridiculous to me

How about because it's the only gadget demo ever where the experience has not been entirely insular? When's the last time a gadget product announcement has not been something happening on a screen? A 24" screen, a 10.1" screen, a 7" screen. Steve Jobs holds up an iPad and shows what it does on a screen. Sinofsky shows Windows crashes ... on a screen. Xbox... on a screen. Flicking games on and off, showing the latest version of iPhoto, whatever.

Glass demo? People actually doing awesome stuff and bringing the entire audience into it... live, in Hangouts.

Yes, we know this is a demo and not entirely honest. So what. Glass is a vision product. It's time to break away from being in front of devices, slouching in a chair or with our neck at a 45-degree downward angle looking at an iPhone. That's why people are excited.

Re: Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

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Post by moocow01 » Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 4:54 AM UTC

trimbo wrote: post #21

moocow01 wrote: post #2

I have to agree with this. The skydiving stuff - possibly interesting from a networking perspective - but from a product perspective... I just don't get why people ate this up. It honestly felt ridiculous to me. I'd be more enthused if I felt like they laid out a road map for the product and talked about why we need this. Why do (normal) consumers want this, Google? Im not saying they don't I just want to know why Go…

> I just don't get why people ate this up. It honestly felt ridiculous to me How about because it's the only gadget demo ever where the experience has not been entirely insular? When's the last time a gadget product announcement has not been something happening on a screen? A 24" screen, a 10.1" screen, a 7" screen. Steve Jobs holds up an iPad and shows what it does on a screen. Sinofsky shows Windows crashes ... on…

I understand the point but the product is in fact a screen in a different form factor just like a phone is a screen that differs in factor from a monitor.

I think what I was trying to elude to is that their skydiving demo could have been utilized differently to talk about what the product experience will be like as a user. Instead what we got was streaming video of people skydiving - not exactly anything eye opening... the actual information I got about the product was really nothing.

Re: Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

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Post by phylosopher » Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 8:31 AM UTC

You could call it a PR stunt and be right. For me it was inspiring. After watching the video I fired up trello and put in an idea for our service, minggler, on how we could leverage Google Glass. No it does not include extreme sports. Google gets railed so often for doing terrible marketing. They got this one right. Let them have their win and keep thinking of ways this new platform can be leveraged. We are.

Re: Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

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Post by calciphus » Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 8:47 AM UTC

kstenerud wrote: post #9

Not crazy; just jaded. It's an early prototype for chrissakes. The real devporn comes later. For now, just sit back and enjoy the show. FWIW I pre-ordered and can't wait to hack around with this thing.

Exactly my thoughts. If you can't see past the fact that these are early prototypes of an experimental device, I'm sorry but if you consider yourself any kind of technologist or visionary, turn in your credentials.

There are three important things about Glass: * It's an HUD w/ a webcam * It's got some kind of wireless communication * It runs Android

If you don't see how those three things are full of possibilities, that's sad for you.

"Am I the only one who's not impressed that we only got a man 100 miles up into the air? It's not like he got to the moon" (OP, 1959)

Re: Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

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Post by majorlazer » Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 6:05 PM UTC

diegogomes wrote: post #18

majorlazer wrote: post #17

Post starts with: I’ve been following every single article, video, or meme mentioning Google Glass since its first demo video a few months ago. Google promised a lot; Glasses were meant to be something like “an augmented brain.” It would offer contextual information, interactivity, quick reference, and much more. And now I feel betrayed. Why? And ends with: We all know that this is a really early prototype and are wi…

Well, i know it is a prototype. But a camera attached to a pair of glasses? I really expected more, even for a preview.

As did everyone else in the tech community. But I think demoing actual current functionality of the product is much more important than demoing something that doesn't work. The way I see it, Google knows that people won't be shelling out their cash for a camera attached to a pair of classes. They know that if this project doesn't go anywhere, they will have just made a fool of themselves by promoting it so heavily. So I am just gonna trust that Google knows what they are doing and they will blow our minds once the product is further along in the development cycle. And maybe the project will fail and won't go anywhere, but I just think it's a bit early for these kinds of blog posts. Let's wait until an actual product launch.

Re: Am I crazy? Google Glass sucks (At least for now)

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Post by laserDinosaur » Fri, Jun 29, 2012, 8:55 PM UTC

bane wrote: post #7

I agree, when it's something more than a head mounted camera taking pictures of things I don't care to take pictures of, or telling me the weather when I don't care or can obviously tell by looking out a window...then I'll be interested (maybe). As many people say, "it's the software stupid", so I'm waiting.

"or telling me the weather when I don't care or can obviously tell by looking out a window"

Damn right! That's why the Iphone failed. Pffft, who needs to know there is a storm coming in over the internet. Hail coming in? I just check if my knee's a-shakin!