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Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For

Posted by timothy on from the no-wireless-less-space-than-a-nomad-lame dept.

bdking writes "Google says it plans to ship its Google Glass Explorer Edition by the end of April to developers and consumers who paid $1,500 to test the computer-enabled eyewear, with vague plans for a general release (at a lower price) by year's end. But what will you really be able to do with Google Glass, beyond having information presented before your eyes? Even investors who are set to spend millions funding apps development for Google Glass have no clue. Is Google Glass being overhyped as a 'transformational' device?" I bet every real estate agent in the world would like one of these hooked up to a database of houses for sale, so they could instantly scan all the relevant information.

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  1. Culmination of Internet as technology by sinij · · Score: 3, Funny

    This device is a culmination of everything internet stands for and a first attempt to have always-on interface directly with our sensory inputs.

    It will finally allow us to browse porn and watch cat videos everywhere we go, 24/7.

  2. Oh dear God by sootman · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't know what the future holds for Google Glass, but I know one thing for sure: Marc Andreessen should not be bald. I'm pretty sure I saw him in a movie with Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtain twenty years ago...

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  3. Re:If it really knew where it was... by h4rr4r · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am not 80 nor a rapper, so I am not sure I am allowed to. I would not want to either, since I am not 80 or a rapper.

  4. Re: If it really knew where it was... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Now that would depend on which direction your dick is pointing.

  5. Re:If it really knew where it was... by Sulphur · · Score: 3, Funny

    If the thing had good enough heading and position information, it could overlay detailed information on the real world. But it's not that good. It's just a smartphone display.

    Also, I'll bet that driving with it will be prohibited after the first few hundred accidents.

    There will be talk of prohibiting porn.

  6. Re:If it really knew where it was... by JWSmythe · · Score: 3, Funny

        You keep your dick in your pocket? I stopped doing that because it was uncomfortable rubbing against my keys and wallet.

        A dick mounted video recorder though... That's a brilliant idea. Patent it before Google does.

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  7. Re:Isn't it obvious what these glasses are for? by BasilBrush · · Score: 4, Funny

    instantly identify assholes by the little light on their glasses

    Glassholes.