What ever happened to Google glass
@sonicbooming @reibeatall
The spectacles dot com thing is not a wearable computer. It's just a camera.
There are lots of wearable cameras nowadays, many of them are nearly invisible.
@reibeatall I've got one.
1) Too clunky. even for people who wear glasses, they were uncomfortable.
2) Not great for people who wear prescription lenses, which is a big part of the market.
3) Battery life was crap.
4) Strong reaction against them in SF, which will react badly to anything Google, but the media presented that reaction as universal.
5) Because of various limitations, it was basically just a smartwatch strapped to your face.
@reibeatall
Because of battery life limitations, most of the things I wanted to do with it weren't feasible. (For example, I would have liked a personal face-recognition thing, to remind me of people's names. But that would require the device to be always on, and always processing video. That'd drain the battery in less than half an hour.)
I still liked it as a heads-up display, but honestly, my Pebble watch is nearly as good and doesn't make my head feel lopsided.
@reibeatall i heard it's still being used in some factories somewhere or something?
@reibeatall did it get filled with oj and vodka?
@jannamark God I wish.
@reibeatall Everyone wearing them turned into corncobs at the sight of a “no Google Glass” sign on a restaurant door.
@reibeatall it sucked so bad they cancelled it
@atootingtwit hey sorry I'm a bum and can't make it today but happy birthday.party
@reibeatall it's cool man we missed you and HOPE YOU'RE OK
@atootingtwit I'm ok in the sense that I'm healthy and alive and GETTIN' SWOLE WITH THAT SUMMER BOD but I also don't really have a job and bills are piling up lol
@reibeatall hi we have another PM posting in my org so I can try and hook u up
@atootingtwit yes plz. I've got an interview downtown tomorrow too but no more after that
@reibeatall the world wasn't ready