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04-02-2014, 12:51 AM
How Google Fumbled Glass — and How to Save It
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"Hey, is that Google Glass?"
The question came from a man on New York City's Fifth Avenue as I rushed to a meeting. He was correct. The blue apparatus on my face was indeed Google Glass (http://mashable.com/category/project-glass/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), which I hadn't worn in public for a while. When I wore it for several periods during 2013, passers-by would typically wait a little longer before asking about it. They were usually excited.
See also: This Is Why Google Glass Is the Future (http://mashable.com/2013/04/30/google-glass-future/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
This was different. The man's tone was urgent, almost accusatory.
"Yes," I answered, **t stopping — mainly because I was late for my meeting, but also because something felt off about the exchange. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/google-glass-public-image/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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"Hey, is that Google Glass?"
The question came from a man on New York City's Fifth Avenue as I rushed to a meeting. He was correct. The blue apparatus on my face was indeed Google Glass (http://mashable.com/category/project-glass/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), which I hadn't worn in public for a while. When I wore it for several periods during 2013, passers-by would typically wait a little longer before asking about it. They were usually excited.
See also: This Is Why Google Glass Is the Future (http://mashable.com/2013/04/30/google-glass-future/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
This was different. The man's tone was urgent, almost accusatory.
"Yes," I answered, **t stopping — mainly because I was late for my meeting, but also because something felt off about the exchange. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/04/01/google-glass-public-image/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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