Notable excerpts:
- It was the form factor of the camera that irked her. It was the way Glass looked. It might let me remain in the moment, but my wife worried it would take her out of it, that its mere presence would be distracting because it’s so goddamn weird-looking.
- For much of 2013, I wore the future across my brow, a true Glasshole peering uncertainly into the post-screen world. I’m not out here all alone, at least not for long. The future is coming to your face too. And your wrist. Hell, it might even be in your clothes. You’re going to be wearing the future all over yourself, and soon. When it comes to wearable computing, it’s no longer a question of if it happens, only when and why and can you get in front of it to stop it with a ball-pein hammer?
- People stop by and cyber-bully me at my standing treadmill desk.
Do you know what it takes to get a professional nerd to call you a nerd? I do. (Hint: It’s Glass.)
I thought this article was actually pretty interesting because of the adverse reactions he gets from wearing it. To be honest, I have had a pretty negative reaction (in my head) the two times I have seen someone wearing it. It is kind of like an even more obnoxious blue-tooth headset. I also thought he had a lot of interesting points about not being able to wear Glass everywhere, though this is also a challenge of early adoption.
I guess people used to think smartphones were kind of unnecessary, and even now it is possible to be an obnoxious phone user (someone who checks it all the time, and whips it out during conversation to check things). Maybe glass will be like that. What I liked most was his discussion of future applications of Glass, like directions during cycling or recipes during cooking. One thing I learned from smart phones is that developers are extremely creative and motivated to find new ways for people to use a product.
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