#google-glass — Public Fediverse posts
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My original 2018 prediction has CLEARLY been validated by how VR headset and related products have fared in the market.
See the latest TechAptitude post re how Virtual Reality is destined to be a #Fail" .....
https://open.substack.com/pub/techaptitude/p/virtual-reality-is-destined-to-be?r=vn8b8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true #VR #VirtualReality #Fail #AR #Meta #MetaVerse #AppleVisionPro #GoogleGlass #MicrosoftHoloLens #MagicLeap #SnapSpectacles #HorizonWorlds #QuestVR #RealityLabs #MetaRayBan #TechAptitude
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#GWB - Clips & Glass: Diese Google-Produkte waren ihrer Zeit voraus – sind an den eigenen Ansprüchen gescheitert - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2026/03/clips-glass-diese-google-produkte-waren-ihrer-zeit-voraus-sind-an-den-eigenen-anspruechen-gescheitert/ #googleclips #googleglass #Google
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There are no "smart glasses".
Meta/Facebook and Ray-Ban would like you to call them that, but you shouldn't. You should call them by their proper, accurate name.
That is "creep glasses". People who wear them are "glassholes".
If you see anyone wearing them in public, you should stop what you're doing, point dramatically at them, and loudly say "Hey, this creep is recording you without your permission! He's a glasshole!" [1]. Ignore any protests of "I'm not recording!", because the tell-tale indicator is trivially bypassed, so you *have* to assume every user is recording, all the time.
Mock them. Insult them. Shun them. Make sure everyone knows they're a creep. If you know someone who has creep glasses, make sure they never, ever wear them in your presence. Warn everyone you know about them.
What killed creep glasses the last time around - remember Google Glass? - was social opprobrium. Do it again. Make it *extremely* uncomfortable to be caught wearing them in public, so they *stop* fucking wearing them in public. You want them gathering dust, in shame, in the back of a drawer somewhere. You want the creep owner to feel a deep pang of regret every time they think about them.
[1] It will be a "he". I guarantee it.
#creep #CreepGlasses #SmartGlasses #GoogleGlass #Facebook #Meta #Google #SpyGlasses #record #video #opprobrium #creepy
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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/feb/16/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back-podcast #AiArtificialIntelligence #Computing #SiliconValley #Google #GoogleGlass #Chatgpt #Alphabet #Technology
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What technology takes from us – and how to take it back https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/29/what-technology-takes-from-us-and-how-to-take-it-back #AiArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Computing #SiliconValley #Google #GoogleGlass #Chatgpt #Alphabet
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#GWB - Google Glass: Flop mit Ansage – erste smarte Brille ist an Größenwahn, Sergey Brin und Sinnfrage gescheitert - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2026/01/google-glass-flop-mit-ansage-erste-smarte-brille-ist-an-groessenwahn-sergey-brin-und-sinnfrage-gescheitert/ #googleglass #Google
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Absolutely!
The thing that will kill creep glasses this time is the same thing that killed them last time (Google Glass, remember those?) - public opprobrium.
If you see anyone wearing them, assume they are recording (because they can hide that fact if they want) -- and then, more importantly, ensure everyone around *knows* the creep is recording them without permission.
Do this loudly and visibly. Stop, point directly at them, and yell "HEY, GLASSHOLE - STOP RECORDING PEOPLE WITHOUT PERMISSION" and continue by telling everyone "Hey, that guy <points> is recording people"...
Humiliate them, publicly. Shame them. Ostracize them. If someone you know is using them, go hard, and make sure everyone else you know knows they are doing it.
That is what will make them stop. Make the personal cost to their dignity, social acceptance, embarassment, everything total out more than the creepy voyeurism is worth, and they will drop it like a hot potato.
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Are We Ready for AR Smart Glasses Yet? https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/are-we-ready-for-ar-smart-glasses-yet/ #ARSmartGlasses #WearableHacks #googleglass #Halliday #Xreal
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#GWB - Google Glass: Smarte Brille ist auch an überheblichem Google-Gründer gescheitert – hielt sich für Steve Jobs - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2026/01/google-glass-smarte-brille-ist-auch-an-ueberheblichem-google-gruender-gescheitert-hielt-sich-fuer-steve-jobs/ #googleglass #sergey-brin #pixelglass #androidxr #Google
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Sergey Brin fait son mea culpa sur les Google Glass : il avoue s'être pris pour Steve Jobs http://dlvr.it/TQ54Vm #GoogleGlass #SergeyBrin
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Sergey Brin chciał mieć swój „moment Steve’a Jobsa”. Zamiast tego stworzył jedną z największych porażek dekady
Każdy w Dolinie Krzemowej chce być jak Steve Jobs. Ale rzadko kto przyznaje się do tego głośno, zwłaszcza gdy próba naśladownictwa kończy się spektakularną klapą. Współzałożyciel Google’a, Sergey Brin, zdobył się właśnie na rzadką chwilę szczerości.
Występując na Uniwersytecie Stanforda, Brin wrócił wspomnieniami do 2012 roku i premiery Google Glass. Pamiętacie te futurystyczne okulary, skoczków spadochronowych lądujących na dachu Moscone Center i obietnicę, że świat się zmieni? Cóż, świat się nie zmienił, a „Glassholes” (jak nazywano użytkowników okularów) stali się obiektem drwin.
„Myślałem, że jestem drugim Jobsem”
Brin przyznał bez ogródek: „Wyskoczyłem przed szereg. Pomyślałem: 'O, jestem kolejnym Stevem Jobsem, mogę to zrobić. Ta-dam!’”. To wyznanie tłumaczy wszystko.
Google Glass trafiło na rynek jako prototyp beta za 1500 dolarów (dziś to ponad 2100 USD!), bo ego twórcy chciało magicznego momentu „One More Thing”, zanim produkt był na to gotowy.
Lekcja pokory
Brin dał studentom jedną radę: „Zanim zrobisz fajny kaskaderski wyczyn ze sterowcami, upewnij się, że twój produkt jest w pełni dopieczony”. Dla fanów Apple to brzmi znajomo. Jobs słynął z tego, że potrafił zabić projekt na ostatniej prostej, jeśli ten nie był perfekcyjny. Brin zlekceważył ten etap, myląc showmaństwo z wizjonerstwem.
Dziś, gdy inteligentne okulary wracają do łask (m.in. dzięki Meta Ray-Ban, ale wspominaliśmy też o planach Tima Cooka), Google musi gonić rynek, który samo próbowało stworzyć dekadę temu. To gorzka lekcja: nawet mając miliardy dolarów i najlepszych inżynierów, nie staniesz się Jobsem na życzenie. Do tego trzeba czegoś więcej niż tylko tupetu i pieniędzy.
#Apple #GoogleGlass #historiaIT #SergeyBrin #smartGlasses #steveJobs #wpadkiTechnologiczneObsesja Tima Cooka nabiera kształtów. Apple Glasses zobaczymy pod koniec przyszłego roku?
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Google-Mitgründer Sergey Brin gesteht Selbstüberschätzung bei #GoogleGlass. Er wollte seinen "Steve-Jobs-Moment" erzwingen, obwohl die Technik nicht marktreif war. Das steckt dahinter: https://winfuture.de/news,155839.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia
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Third time lucky for Google's creepy glasses that make you look like Brains from Thunderbirds?
Would you be happy to have a conversation with someone wearing these without knowing what information about you might be being presented to the wearer?
Of course it's got #AI now so it's bound to be reliable [insert sarcasm emoji]
Is this sort of thing for people who like to think they're a character in a Mission Impossible film?
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#GWB - Android XR: Google zeigt drei neue Smart Glasses mit KI – unterschiedliche Varianten mit Gemini-KI (Videos) - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/12/android-xr-google-zeigt-drei-neue-smart-glasses-mit-ki-unterschiedliche-varianten-mit-gemini-ki-videos/ #googleglass #pixelglass #androidxr #Google
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#GoogleGlass, launched 13 years ago, popularised #smartglasses but also sparked concerns about #privacy and #socialetiquette. Version History explores the product’s journey from a promising innovation to a controversial and short-lived experiment. https://www.theverge.com/podcast/839712/google-glass-smart-glasses-version-history?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Build Your Own Glasshole Detector https://hackaday.com/2025/12/02/build-your-own-glasshole-detector/ #ArduinoHacks #smartglasses #googleglass
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Seems like we will all be wearing smart glasses in a while. Smart AI glasses or smarter anti-AI glasses:
Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age https://www.404media.co/zennis-anti-facial-recognition-glasses-are-eyewear-for-our-paranoid-age/
#glasses #googleglass #smartglasses #ai #oakly #metaaiglasses -
#GWB - Android XR: Die ersten Smart Glasses kommen – neuer Teaser zeigt smarte Brille und Oberflächen (Video) - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/10/android-xr-die-ersten-smart-glasses-kommen-neuer-teaser-zeigt-smarte-brille-und-oberflaechen-video/ #googleglass #pixelglass #androidxr #samsung #Google
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I’m not sure that the mass market shares the tech industry’s vision for smart glasses
One recent change among early-adopter circles was plain on the faces of many fellow attendees of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui this week: “smart” glasses with cameras, microphones, speakers and sometimes screens. But then my flights home Friday reminded me that for the overwhelming majority of people, “eyewear” means electronics-free glasses.
Qualcomm’s invitation-only conference–that company paid my airfare and lodging, as it did on my prior trips to cover it in 2021, 2022 and 2024–allowed me to get some brief face time with Snap’s Spectacles ’24, running newer software than the version I tried at last year’s summit. The event also treated me to a parade of tech execs testifying that smart glasses were the next big computing platform.
But despite all those optimistic assurances and my own earlier, brief tryouts of such smart glasses as Meta’s camera-enabled Ray-Bans and a prototype set of Android XR glasses, I remain unsold on the entire concept. So, it seems, do most customers: A Forrester Research survey released in September found that 79 percent of respondents had no interest in buying smart glasses.
On one hand, smart glasses with cameras, speakers and microphones are not particularly cheap–the Ray-Ban-branded models from the conglomerate EssilorLuxottica cost $379 and up–but perform worse than phones at taking pictures and playing audio.
Plus, they have the potential to annoy friends and strangers who aren’t keen on the possibility of surreptitious photography.
On the other hand, more advanced smart glasses with built-in displays could finally make hands-free augmented-reality overviews of the world a reality, but first somebody has to bring them to market at a not-crazy price. Snap’s Spectacles, which require a $99/month developer subscription, are not there; Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses, available starting Tuesday for $799, aren’t that much closer.
And somebody also has to solve battery-life concerns: What’s my motivation to strap a computer to my face, however stylish it might get, if that electronic eyewear will only run six hours on a charge and therefore need recharging much more often than my phone?
Meta championing this cause gives me further cause. That company has shown a history of careless indifference to the consequences of its actions, including repeated episodes of bad-faith behavior towards my own industry, that does not make me want to give it my money.
But Meta has also been so spectacularly wrong about consumer-electronics trends–topped by Mark Zuckerberg renaming Facebook to “Meta” and losing tens of billions of dollars on the delusional notion that people want to spend prolonged time in virtual-reality environments–that Zuck pushing smart glasses itself seems reason to eye the concept skeptically. Through dumb, software-free glasses.
#AndroidXR #ARGlasses #faceComputer #GoogleGlass #GoogleGlasses #Hawaii #MarkZuckerberg #meta #metaverse #privacy #Qualcomm #RayBan #smartGlasses #SnapSpectacles #SnapdragonSummit
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Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Glasses and the New Glassholes https://hackaday.com/2025/09/22/metas-ray-ban-display-glasses-and-the-new-glassholes/ #computerhacks #CurrentEvents #WearableHacks #smartglasses #OriginalArt #googleglass #Featured
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Meta’s Ray-Ban Display Glasses and the New Glassholes - It’s becoming somewhat of a running gag that any device or object will be made ‘sm... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/22/metas-ray-ban-display-glasses-and-the-new-glassholes/ #computerhacks #currentevents #wearablehacks #smartglasses #originalart #googleglass #featured
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A.I. Could Make the Smartphone Passé. What Comes Next? - As Apple prepares to release new iPhones this week, industry veterans shared their predic... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/technology/personaltech/ai-iphones-android-smartphones.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #wearablecomputing #watchesandclocks #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #amazon.cominc #smartphones #googleglass #panaypanos #appleinc #human.co
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Can we go back to calling the users of such things glassholes, and shunning them and loudly pointing out they're recording whenever we see them in public spaces?
Google Glass failed as a consumer product for many reasons, but one of them was how socially unacceptable we made use of them in public.
#glasshole #glassholes #GoogleGlass #surveillance #recording
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Anyone want a barely used Google Glass from 2013 to mess around with? Google stopped supporting it but I’m sure someone here is creative enough to figure out a fun application for it. Make me an offer! #googleglass #techforsale #antique
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#GWB - Android XR: Das sind Googles neue Smart Glasses – neuer Leak zeigt die Brille und die Companion-App - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/06/android-xr-das-sind-googles-neue-smart-glasses-neuer-leak-zeigt-die-brille-und-die-companion-app/ #googleglass #pixelglass #androidxr #Google
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heise+ | Smart Glasses: Was die neue Generation smarter Brillen kann
Die smarten Brillen sind zurück – unauffälliger, leistungsfähiger und intelligenter denn je. Schafft die Produktkategorie jetzt den Durchbruch?
#AppleVisionPro #Entertainment #GoogleGlass #Kamera #Lautsprecher #MetaQuest #Mikrofon #Mobiles #Sensortechnik #Wearables #news
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Google bringt neue Android XR-Brille – und Sergey Brin räumt frühere Fehler ein
https://www.schmidtisblog.de/google-bringt-neue-android-xr-brille-und-sergey-brin-raeumt-fruehere-fehler-ein-1776553/