Google Glass this, Google Glass that.
It’s being ramped up like the second coming of the iPad.
Maybe I am just jealous or maybe I just don’t get it, but I am having a hard time imagining Google Glass becoming as revolutionary as everyone seems to want it to be.
In the infographic below, it outlines some of the educational applications Google Glass could have; and while the iPad has made its way into many classrooms worldwide, I am having a hard time seeing through these rose colored Google glasses:
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Google Glass feels really forced to me. While the tablet felt more like a natural evolution of technology, Google Glass feels far more novel than practical.
What do you think the future holds for Google Glass?
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Eric Dye
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I don’t see it as anything more than Google trying to gain more in ad revenue. Imagine walking down the street with pop-ups from businesses you are passing for instant specials.
I guess that I’m one to keep my phone away and watch the environment around me. I don’t need a soundtrack playing my life at all times in my ears. I’d rather enjoy the world.
Amen.
I can see it walking the fine line between novelty and niche necessity. It’ll all depend on the app developers making use of the technology. (Think of all the technology that has failed because there was no software developed to take real advantage of it…like the EyeToy.) I wouldn’t want the glasses if they were just a cell phone on my face, but I’m counting on the devs to make juicy apps that give the glasses form factor a purpose. Consider that part of the marketing challenge of the glasses.
I remember when I was working on race cars at Daytona years ago and first found out about GoPro cameras. $400 for a little camera with extremely limited functionality. Pretty niche, but cool for a race car…now they’re everywhere because there are so many interesting ways to use them. If the camera on the glasses is decent and they’re not super fragile, I think they will be pretty hot items for that use alone.
I agree. Unlink some technology that is developed to fit into a current need in the world, Google Glass seems more like a piece of technology that will need to manufacture needs to make it into everyday life. Can they create a demand? Only time will tell…