What Google Glass got right — and, in fact, really wrong

Google didn’t invent the concept of smart glasses, but it helped make them mainstream. Looking back, 13 years after its release, this is both a good and a bad thing. glass Make a lot of people dream About new ways of using computers Without staring at screens all day. Glass also made a lot of people realize how bad it feels to have a world full of face computers. Which is more predictive: Glass, or glass holes? Can you have one without the other?

to This episode of Release date, We go back in time and tell the story of Google Glass. David Pearce, Victoria Song, and technology journalist David Emil Tracing the product’s beginnings at Moonshot Lab in Mountain View, through their astonishing cultural impact, absolutely immediate backlash, and ultimately their astonishingly quick death. Well, not exactly death. Glass isn’t gone when you think it is…it’s actually made a comeback to some extent.

This is the first episode of the second season of Release date. You may notice that we’ve made some changes, most of which are based on your feedback. We have a new set of history questions, clearer criteria for the Hall of Fame, and we’re featuring your stories and questions wherever we can. Thanks to everyone who has already watched, listened and left comments – let us know what you think of the changes!

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