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by berikv 1671 days ago
It was eight years ago when Google delivered the gadget-man’s wet dream: The Google Glass. My company at the time had a pair so we could try them. It was immediately clear that glasses aren’t the same product as smartphones. The first Google glass UX was very poor. And even if newer “glass” products can solve some issues, they will never fully replace a touch screen. Arguing that phones will be replaced by glasses, to me, sounds like arguing you’re going to do your office work using Alexa. It just doesn’t make sense.
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On the idea of having Smart Glasses so you have information displayed when you are running.

"You should get a girlfriend to keep you company while running."

-Steve Jobs.

I think the eyePhone from Futurama clearly beats a handheld phone, but it might be a bit more than 10 years away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uASUHbFEhWY

Despite being a more than 10 year old iPhone parody it is pretty spot on even today. Very little has happened in smartphone land. (this is also the origin of the "shut up and take my money"-meme)