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"Google Glass Isn't Dead!" Says Google's CEO Eric Schmidt

Posted by samzenpus on from the I'm-getting-better dept.

lord_rob the only on writes "After Google stopped selling its wearable Glass device in January this year, many people speculated that the controversial gadget was on its way out for good. However, Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has said that the technology behind Glass is too important to throw away, and that the program has been put under the control of Nest's Tony Fadell to "make it ready for users" in the future.

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  1. Whatever ... by gstoddart · · Score: 1, Insightful

    So they have put it in charge of the guy from Nest, who pretty much is running the ship in such a way as to guarantee Google gets analytics about your household.

    Sorry, Eric ... but maybe people simply don't give a crap about this stuff, and they'll continue to be hostile to the people around them who wear them.

    Google keeps telling us what the future is going to be ... the problem is that future is designed to profit Google.

    Sorry, but no. Keep telling us how these technologies will revolutionize the world. And we'll keep yawning at you and wondering why you think we care.

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    1. Re:Whatever ... by jellomizer · · Score: 5, Insightful

      People where hostile to people with Cell phones in the 1980's, In college back in my day, if a student went to class with a Laptop we were hostile towards them. Portable technology takes a while to get into the culture.

        Google keeps telling us what the future is going to be ... the problem is that future is designed to profit Google. Well Duh! Google isn't going to try to push a product that will put them out of business?

      In general Google Glass may or may not make it. However its failure doesn't mean the end. The Apple Newton failed too, from its experience and lessons learned it became the iPhone, and iPad.

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    2. Re:Whatever ... by gstoddart · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Actually, for me it's the general problem of futurists ... they're usually pie-in-the-sky out of touch with reality.

      And since they're chomping at the bit proponents of a technology, they keep telling us how it will be inevitable we all have this stuff.

      The vast majority of this stuff is just wishful thinking ... like flying cars and Mr. Fusion ... both of which have been coming Real Soon Now for decades.

      So when I hear the CEO of a technology company telling us what the wonderful future will be ... I'm generally forced to conclude this is the deluded ramblings of the CEO of a technology company.

      Many years in the tech industry tells me the prognostications of tech CEOs are about as useful as augury with chicken innards, only slightly less entertaining.

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    3. Re:Whatever ... by TraumaFox · · Score: 4, Insightful

      It really isn't just a "matter of time" issue. Bluetooth earpieces are still largely frowned upon in public because, despite being a convenient technology and the wide range of visual profiles available, they project a wide radius of social awkwardness. I think Google Glass simply ran into the same issue, which is to say the problem isn't so much with Google's particular implementation but with the very nature of how the technology is perceived. That challenge is far more difficult to overcome than just slimming it down or offering it in different colors until people like it.

  2. Re:Trash by Drethon · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Google Glass and everything Nest are useless fucking trash. Even if they somehow becomes useful in the future, they'll never be worth the invasion of privacy and security risks. Take your "IoT" and show up back up your own fucking asses.

    Are you talking the same features caused by a device with a camera and network capability like a cell phone? We should ban everyone wearing cell phones on their hips because they might be filming us!

  3. Re:Trash by Jason+Levine · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Google Glass and everything Nest are useless fucking trash. Even if they somehow becomes useful in the future, they'll never be worth the invasion of privacy and security risks. Take your "IoT" and show up back up your own fucking asses.

    Are you talking the same features caused by a device with a camera and network capability like a cell phone? We should ban everyone wearing cell phones on their hips because they might be filming us!

    Not to mention people with dress shirts who put their phones in the dress shirts with the camera facing out. Seriously, I never got the hate over Google Glass. Yes, it was overpriced (but then again it was a glorified prototype, not a consumer release) and, yes, it could record you without your knowing, but nearly everyone walking down the street has the ability to record you without you knowing about it. Walk into a bar/restaurant? Most of the patrons there are likely equipped with devices that can secretly record you. The only difference is that this is built into a pair of eyeglasses instead of a relatively small box that could be stuck in a shirt pocket or affixed to a hip.

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  4. Re:Trash by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 1, Insightful

    I Assume I'm being recorded when in public. It is more likely to be true than not these days.

    If you have an issue with being filmed, stay in you mom's basement.

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