[dilap]

probably the same in practice, but glass really looked like it was trying to be inconspicuous / disappear, which made it much creepier. specs are so clearly conspicuous and not trying to hide that it makes them seem more harmless.

also, i'd say there's a general cultural trend of becoming more and more comfortable with less and less privacy.

[geon]

> glass really looked like it was trying to be inconspicuous / disappear

How? If anything, the lense-less frame with a bulge on the side is very noticable.

[dilap]

well, it didn't do a great job of it :)

to me, it still looks stylistically like it's trying to disappear, like it wants to blend in and become unnoticable. it doesn't seem to be making an obvious "i'm here" fashion statement like the specs.

obviously it's a subjective emotional statement and difficult to support or refute, but i really do believe the vastly different appearances of the two products probably has a lot to do with the different reactions they are receiving.

people are emotional, visual creates.