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by moocow01
5101 days ago
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I have to agree with this. The skydiving stuff - possibly interesting from a networking perspective - but from a product perspective... I just don't get why people ate this up. It honestly felt ridiculous to me. I'd be more enthused if I felt like they laid out a road map for the product and talked about why we need this. Why do (normal) consumers want this, Google? Im not saying they don't I just want to know why Google thinks they do and what the offering really is going to be. We've seen tech-oriented glasses in many forms over the years flop... why now and why will people adopt these? Whats the actual killer features that are going to be worth putting these on? |
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How about because it's the only gadget demo ever where the experience has not been entirely insular? When's the last time a gadget product announcement has not been something happening on a screen? A 24" screen, a 10.1" screen, a 7" screen. Steve Jobs holds up an iPad and shows what it does on a screen. Sinofsky shows Windows crashes ... on a screen. Xbox... on a screen. Flicking games on and off, showing the latest version of iPhoto, whatever.
Glass demo? People actually doing awesome stuff and bringing the entire audience into it... live, in Hangouts.
Yes, we know this is a demo and not entirely honest. So what. Glass is a vision product. It's time to break away from being in front of devices, slouching in a chair or with our neck at a 45-degree downward angle looking at an iPhone. That's why people are excited.