Die Shrink 54: Google Glass & Early Wearables
Added 2021-08-27 15:01:02 +0000 UTCTom & Dan discuss the world of early wearables and google glass. The hype, the promise, and the reality of what actually ended up releasing and achieving success….
https://www.mobihealthnews.com/43423/eight-years-of-fitbit-news-leading-up-to-its-planned-ipo#:~:text=September%202009%3A%20Fitbit%20launches%20its,first%20device%2C%20simply%20called%20Fitbit.
Original Smart WatchTom Owned Years before WearOS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_SmartWatch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_OS
Google Glass Concept Video: https://youtu.be/5R1snVxGNVs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
This random Vuzix smart glasses review I found had a 2.5 hour battery life and costs $1000+:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/vuzix-blade-ar-smart-glasses-consumer,5667.html
Comments
I feel like MS Hololens went the right direction for "wearables" given I'm really stretching the definition of wearable here. The tech is big and bulky but ultimately it IS that sci-fi holo projection / AR engineering tool / virtual workspace HUD. MS knew it would be niche so they've been tailoring it to the professional space exclusively (not to mention defense sector) and I think that was good foresight for them to not pretend it was going to be a revolution for everyone but definitely a revolution for some. Much like Sony I think MS has had a poor track record of being early to a good idea and failing to capitalize, although they've been getting better over the years.
shredbird
2021-08-27 17:41:38 +0000 UTC
