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"Other than practical folks like Gruber ... " I stopped reading after that sentence.

by ph33r 14y ago

bergie 14y ago
Besides, Gruber will rationalise why wearable screens are the next iPhone whenever iGlass comes out :-)
ocean12 14y ago
Then you missed a cogent argument: "If you have a phone in your pocket, why wear this? And it doesn’t seem to replace the need to carry a phone."
- bergie 14y ago
  You may want to ask the 70,000 people who put money into the Pebble smartwatch Kickstarter... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper... Here are the arguments Tog makes for an "iWatch": http://asktog.com/atc/apple-iwatch/ http://asktog.com/atc/apple-iwatch/
  - ocean12 14y ago
    I thought we were discussing Google Glass. (for what its worth, Gruber backed the Pebble on Kickstarter: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/04/23/pebble-watch http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/04/23/pebble-watch )
    - bergie 14y ago
      The line "If you have a phone in your pocket, why wear this? And it doesn’t seem to replace the need to carry a phone." applies to both Glass and smart watches equally. Both are wearable screens augmenting your phone, though the Glass has additional features, like voice commands and a camera
    - boundlessdreamz 14y ago
      "If you have a phone in your pocket, why wear this? And it doesn’t seem to replace the need to carry a phone." is not a valid argument against google glass is what he is implying. The same can be said about pebble.
- SquareWheel 14y ago
  Why carry a phone when you are wearing Google Glasses? ;)
  - boundlessdreamz 14y ago
    I know it is supposed to be funny but actually you need a phone for the data connection :)
    - bergie 14y ago
      ...at least until the technology becomes small enough. Though I'm not sure it would be good to keep a GPS/GSM/3G/LTE antenna blaring next to your skull the whole day.
    - nooneelse 14y ago
      Seems like it will be quite possible with Glass to ditch the full phone and go with a mobile hotspot. By doing calls over that we can push the carriers into what they should be (according to so many geeks these days), dumb pipes. Heck, keep the hotspot in a bag or make a wearable, unobtrusive hotspot belt or anklet, then the battery size & life can be increased while still having no gadgets in one's pockets. One could put a widrive on the belt/anklet too, so Glass becomes useful even without constant access to the cloud.

"Other than practical folks like Gruber ... " I stopped reading after that sentence.

by ph33r 14y ago

"Other than practical folks like Gruber ... " I stopped reading after that sentence.

bergie 14y ago

Besides, Gruber will rationalise why wearable screens are the next iPhone whenever iGlass comes out :-)

ocean12 14y ago

Then you missed a cogent argument: "If you have a phone in your pocket, why wear this? And it doesn’t seem to replace the need to carry a phone."

bergie 14y ago
You may want to ask the 70,000 people who put money into the Pebble smartwatch Kickstarter... http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper... Here are the arguments Tog makes for an "iWatch": http://asktog.com/atc/apple-iwatch/ http://asktog.com/atc/apple-iwatch/
- ocean12 14y ago
  I thought we were discussing Google Glass. (for what its worth, Gruber backed the Pebble on Kickstarter: http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/04/23/pebble-watch http://daringfireball.net/linked/2012/04/23/pebble-watch )
  - bergie 14y ago
    The line "If you have a phone in your pocket, why wear this? And it doesn’t seem to replace the need to carry a phone." applies to both Glass and smart watches equally. Both are wearable screens augmenting your phone, though the Glass has additional features, like voice commands and a camera
  - boundlessdreamz 14y ago
    "If you have a phone in your pocket, why wear this? And it doesn’t seem to replace the need to carry a phone." is not a valid argument against google glass is what he is implying. The same can be said about pebble.
SquareWheel 14y ago
Why carry a phone when you are wearing Google Glasses? ;)
- boundlessdreamz 14y ago
  I know it is supposed to be funny but actually you need a phone for the data connection :)
  - bergie 14y ago
    ...at least until the technology becomes small enough. Though I'm not sure it would be good to keep a GPS/GSM/3G/LTE antenna blaring next to your skull the whole day.
  - nooneelse 14y ago
    Seems like it will be quite possible with Glass to ditch the full phone and go with a mobile hotspot. By doing calls over that we can push the carriers into what they should be (according to so many geeks these days), dumb pipes. Heck, keep the hotspot in a bag or make a wearable, unobtrusive hotspot belt or anklet, then the battery size & life can be increased while still having no gadgets in one's pockets. One could put a widrive on the belt/anklet too, so Glass becomes useful even without constant access to the cloud.