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Not Even Investors Know What Google Glass Is For
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.
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.
Too bad smartphones don't ship with GPS receivers, accelerometers, gyroscopes...
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Apple was able to tell people all the cool things they could do with an iPad.
Google: "You tell us what it's good for!"
When the inventor can't easily explain what the best uses for their invention are, it's a safe bet there really aren't any.
"When the inventor can't easily explain what the best uses for their invention are, "
how naive.
In the hardware industry, the best application seldom come from the company that developed it. Best game seldom come the the console makers, then best application for the iPad didn't come from Apple, and so on.
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